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Fat mass and obesity gene and cognitive decline: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
Neurology - 1 Jan 2013
Bressler Jan, Fornage Myriam, Demerath Ellen W, Knopman David S, Monda Keri L, North Kari E, Penman Alan, Mosley Thomas H, Boerwinkle Eric
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether 4 genetic variants in the fat mass and obesity associated gene (FTO) identified in genome-wide association studies of diabetes and obesity are associated with cognitive change in midlife in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. METHODS: ARIC is a prospective cohort study of the development of atherosclerosis in 15,792 individuals aged 45 to 64 years at baseline from...
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