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Serum iron parameters, HFE C282Y genotype, and cognitive performance in older adults: results from the FACIT study.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Dec 2010
Schiepers Olga J G, van Boxtel Martin P J, de Groot Renate H M, Jolles Jelle, de Kort Wim L A M, Swinkels Dorine W, Kok Frans J, Verhoef Petra, Durga Jane
Abstract excerpt
Although iron homeostasis is essential for brain functioning, the effects of iron levels on cognitive performance in older individuals have scarcely been investigated. In the present study, serum iron parameters and hemochromatosis (HFE) C282Y genotype were determined in 818 older individuals who...
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