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Cognitive performance in elderly women: significance of the 19bp insertion/deletion polymorphism in the 5' flank of the dopamine beta-hydroxylase gene, educational level, body fat measures, serum triglyceride, alcohol consumption and age.
International journal of geriatric psychiatry - 1 Sept 2007
Togsverd Mads, Werge Thomas M, Tankó Laszlo B, Bagger Yu Z, Qin George G, Hansen Thomas, Christiansen Claus, Rasmussen Henrik B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic and environmental factors influence cognitive aging. The gene encoding dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH) could be one such factor since this hydroxylase converts dopamine to norepinephrine both of which are involved in cognition regulation. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of the 19bp insertion/deletion polymorphism in the 5' flank of the DBH gene on cognitive performance in elderly women...
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