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The PPARG Pro12Ala Polymorphism and 20-year Cognitive Decline: Race and Sex Heterogeneity.
Alzheimer disease and associated disorders - 1 Jan 2000
West Nancy A, Tingle Jonathan V, Simino Jeannette, Selvin Elizabeth, Bressler Jan, Mosley Thomas H
Abstract excerpt
Previous reports suggest race/ethnic and sex heterogeneity in the association between the Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) gene and cognitive decline. Tests of verbal memory, processing speed, and verbal fluency and a composite global Z-score were used to assess cognitive performance longitudinally in a large (n=11,620) biracial cohort of older adults in the...
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