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A profile of impaired insulin degradation in relation to late-life cognitive decline: a preliminary investigation.
International journal of geriatric psychiatry - 1 Feb 2009
Okereke Olivia I, Selkoe Dennis J, Pollak Michael N, Stampfer Meir J, Hu Frank B, Hankinson Susan E, Grodstein Francine
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Insulin degradation pathways may be related to Alzheimer's disease pathology. In preliminary analyses, we considered the relation of combined lower insulin secretion (c-peptide) and higher insulin--possibly a phenotype for impaired insulin degradation--to cognitive decline. METHOD: Fasting plasma c-peptide and insulin were measured in 1,187 non-diabetic Nurses' Health Study participants (mean age = 64...
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