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Genetic influences on cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Apr 2012
Morley James F, Xie Sharon X, Hurtig Howard I, Stern Matthew B, Colcher Amy, Horn Stacy, Dahodwala Nabila, Duda John E, Weintraub Daniel, Chen-Plotkin Alice S, Van Deerlin Vivianna, Falcone Dana, Siderowf Andrew
Abstract excerpt
The role of genetic factors in cognitive decline associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) is unclear. We examined whether variations in apolipoprotein E (APOE), microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT), or catechol-O-methytransferase (COMT) genotypes are associated with cognitive decline in PD. We performed a prospective cohort study of 212 patients with a clinical diagnosis of PD. The primary outcome was change...
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