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Maternal and offspring fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes-associated genetic variants and cognitive function at age 8: a Mendelian randomization study in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.
BMC medical genetics - 27 Sept 2012
Bonilla Carolina, Lawlor Debbie A, Ben-Shlomo Yoav, Ness Andrew R, Gunnell David, Ring Susan M, Smith George Davey, Lewis Sarah J
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BACKGROUND: In observational epidemiological studies type 2 diabetes (T2D) and both low and high plasma concentrations of fasting glucose have been found to be associated with lower cognitive performance. These associations could be explained by confounding. METHODS: In this study we looked at th...
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