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Polygenic hazard scores in preclinical Alzheimer disease.
Annals of neurology - 1 Sept 2017
Tan Chin Hong, Hyman Bradley T, Tan Jacinth J X, Hess Christopher P, Dillon William P, Schellenberg Gerard D, Besser Lilah M, Kukull Walter A, Kauppi Karolina, McEvoy Linda K, Andreassen Ole A, Dale Anders M, Fan Chun Chieh, Desikan Rahul S
Abstract excerpt
Identifying asymptomatic older individuals at elevated risk for developing Alzheimer disease (AD) is of clinical importance. Among 1,081 asymptomatic older adults, a recently validated polygenic hazard score (PHS) significantly predicted time to AD dementia and steeper longitudinal cognitive decline, even after controlling for APOE ɛ4 carrier status. Older individuals in the highest PHS percentiles showed the...
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