Article
Multiple loci influencing hippocampal degeneration identified by genome scan.
Annals of neurology - 1 Jul 2012
Melville Scott A, Buros Jacqueline, Parrado Antonio R, Vardarajan Badri, Logue Mark W, Shen Li, Risacher Shannon L, Kim Sungeun, Jun Gyungah, DeCarli Charles, Lunetta Kathryn L, Baldwin Clinton T, Saykin Andrew J, Farrer Lindsay A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Large genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified many novel genes influencing Alzheimer disease (AD) risk, but most of the genetic variance remains unexplained. We conducted a 2-stage GWAS for AD-related quantitative measures of hippocampal volume (HV), total cerebral volume (TCV), and white matter hyperintensities (WMH). METHODS: Brain magnetic resonance imaging measures of HV, TCV, and...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alzheimer Disease
- Cognitive Dysfunction
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Genetic Loci
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genotype
