July 2024 in “Age and Ageing” In this retrospective, population-based cohort study, researchers found no significant difference in age-related macular degeneration incidence between BPH patients using 5α-reductase inhibitors and those on tamsulosin, but observed a slight increased risk with dutasteride compared to finasteride.
October 2023 in “Dermatology practical & conceptual” In this study, AMD was observed more frequently in AGA patients, and a higher monocyte/HDL ratio was associated with increased AMD severity, especially in men.
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September 2021 in “Journal of Medical Biochemistry” This study found that Wet-type Age-Related Macular Degeneration patients had higher oxidative stress and HMGB-1 levels compared to healthy controls, suggesting a link to increased tissue inflammation and necrosis.
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November 2012 in “Archives of Ophthalmology” This description of dystrophy hypotrichosis associated with juvenile macular dystrophy provides an overview of this rare disorder characterized by short hair from birth and progressive loss of central vision but reports no new findings.
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January 2018 in “International Journal of Trichology” This case report describes a 4-year-old girl with hypotrichosis and juvenile macular dystrophy, linked to mutations in the cadherin 3 gene affecting P-cadherin expression.