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Reduced memory in fat mass and obesity-associated allele carriers among older adults with cardiovascular disease.
Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society - 1 Mar 2013
Alosco Michael L, Benitez Andreana, Gunstad John, Spitznagel Mary Beth, McCaffery Jeanne M, McGeary John E, Poppas Athena, Paul Robert H, Sweet Lawrence H, Cohen Ronald A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Much attention has been paid to the prevalence and predisposition of the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene to obesity, although only a few studies have characterized the extent to which this affects cognitive function. This study examined differences between risk allele carriers (i.e. FTO-AC/AA) and non-carriers (i.e. FTO-CC) on indices of attention/executive function/psychomotor speed,...
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