The relationship between retinal layers and brain areas in asymptomatic first-degree relatives of sporadic forms of Alzheimer’s disease: an exploratory analysis

  1. López-Cuenca, Inés 12
  2. Marcos-Dolado, Alberto 234
  3. Yus-Fuertes, Miguel 25
  4. Salobrar-García, Elena 126
  5. Elvira-Hurtado, Lorena 1
  6. Fernández-Albarral, José A. 12
  7. Salazar, Juan J. 126
  8. Ramírez, Ana I. 126
  9. Sánchez-Puebla, Lidia 1
  10. Fuentes-Ferrer, Manuel Enrique 27
  11. Barabash, Ana 289
  12. Ramírez-Toraño, Federico 1011
  13. Gil-Martínez, Lidia 12
  14. Arrazola-García, Juan 2513
  15. Gil, Pedro 2314
  16. de Hoz, Rosa 126
  17. Ramírez, José M. 1215
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

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  2. 2 Health Research Institute of the Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC)
  3. 3 Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid
  4. 4 Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos
  5. 5 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital Clínico San Carlos
  6. 6 Department of Immunology, Ophthalmology and ENT, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Complutense University of Madrid
  7. 7 Preventive Medicine Service, Research Methodological Support Unit, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid
  8. 8 Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid
  9. 9 Center for Biomedical Research Network on Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid
  10. 10 Laboratory of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, Center for Biomedical Technology, Technical University of Madrid
  11. 11 Department of Experimental Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid
  12. 12 Foundation for Biomedical Research at Hospital Clínico San Carlos (FIBHCSC), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid
  13. 13 Department of Radiology, Rehabilitation and Radiation Therapy, School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid
  14. 14 Memory Unit, Geriatrics Service, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid
  15. 15 Department of Immunology, Ophthalmology and ENT, School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid
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Revista:
Alzheimer's Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1758-9193

Año de publicación: 2022

Volumen: 14

Número: 1

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1186/S13195-022-01008-5 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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