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Plasma ß-amyloid and cognitive decline.
Archives of neurology - 1 Dec 2010
Cosentino Stephanie A, Stern Yaakov, Sokolov Elisaveta, Scarmeas Nikolaos, Manly Jennifer J, Tang Ming Xin, Schupf Nicole, Mayeux Richard P
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OBJECTIVES: To determine if plasma β-amyloid (Aβ) levels (1) can be linked to specific cognitive changes that constitute conversion to Alzheimer disease (AD) and (2) correspond to cognitive change independent of dementia. DESIGN: Longitudinal study including 3 visits during approximately 4¹/₂ years (2000-2006). SETTING: Northern Manhattan community. PARTICIPANTS: Eight hundred eighty individuals from a...
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