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A genome-wide scan for common variants affecting the rate of age-related cognitive decline.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 May 2012
De Jager Philip L, Shulman Joshua M, Chibnik Lori B, Keenan Brendan T, Raj Towfique, Wilson Robert S, Yu Lei, Leurgans Sue E, Tran Dong, Aubin Cristin, Anderson Christopher D, Biffi Alessandro, Corneveaux Jason J, Huentelman Matthew J, Rosand Jonathan, Daly Mark J, Myers Amanda J, Reiman Eric M, Bennett David A, Evans Denis A
Abstract excerpt
Age-related cognitive decline is likely promoted by accumulated brain injury due to chronic conditions of aging, including neurodegenerative and vascular disease. Because common neuronal mechanisms may mediate the adaptation to diverse cerebral insults, we hypothesized that susceptibility for age-related cognitive decline may be due in part to a shared genetic network. We have therefore performed a genome-wide...
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