Genetic and early life influences on the human retinal microcirculation.
The retinal fundus offers a rare opportunity to visualize the microcirculation in man using minimally invasive approaches. The purpose of this MiniReview is to summarize recent work on genetic and early life influences on the retinal microcirculation and to suggest how these observations may help inform our understanding of the human microcirculation in health and disease.
International Centre for Circulatory Health, NHLI Division, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK. a.hughes@imperial.ac.uk
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008833:Microcirculation; D055806:Microvessels / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D047928:Premature Birth; D012160:Retina / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology