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Effects of APOE e4-allele and mental work demands on cognitive decline in old age: Results from the German Study on Ageing, Cognition, and Dementia in Primary Care Patients (AgeCoDe).
International journal of geriatric psychiatry - 1 Jan 2021
Rodriguez Francisca S, Roehr Susanne, Pabst Alexander, Kleineidam Luca, Fuchs Angela, Wiese Birgitt, Lühmann Dagmar, Brettschneider Christian, Wolfsgruber Steffen, Pentzek Michael, van den Bussche Hendrik, König Hans-Helmut, Weyerer Siegfried, Werle Jochen, Bickel Horst, Weeg Dagmar, Maier Wolfgang, Scherer Martin, Wagner Michael, Riedel-Heller Steffi G
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OBJECTIVES: Previous studies have observed protective effects of high mental demands at work on cognitive functioning and dementia risk. However, it is unclear what types of demands drive this effect and whether this effect is subject to a person's genetic risk. We investigated to what extent eight different types of mental demands at work together with the APOE e4 allele, a major risk gene for late-onset...
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