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Genome-wide association study of population-standardised cognitive performance phenotypes in a rural South African community.
Communications biology - 27 Mar 2023
Soo Cassandra C, Brandenburg Jean-Tristan, Nebel Almut, Tollman Stephen, Berkman Lisa, Ramsay Michèle, Choudhury Ananyo
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Cognitive function is an indicator for global physical and mental health, and cognitive impairment has been associated with poorer life outcomes and earlier mortality. A standard cognition test, adapted to a rural-dwelling African community, and the Oxford Cognition Screen-Plus were used to capture cognitive performance as five continuous traits (total cognition score, verbal episodic memory, executive function,...
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