Calibration of a new approach for estimating general cognitive performance for GWAS of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

Alden Gross, Richard Sherva, Shubhabrata Mukherjee, Stephen Newhouse, Leo Waterston, Kenton Zavitz, David Bennett, Richard Jones, Paul Crane, Robert Green

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Abstract

There is tremendous variability in the rate of cognitive decline over the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that cannot be explained by demographic, health, or clinical features, and thus is likely genetic in origin. Determining genetic underpinnings of cognitive decline in AD might help reveal previously unidentified biological pathways responsible for clinical progression. Unfortunately, identification of genetic factors is hampered by the absence of a cohort of longitudinally followed persons with AD of sufficient size from any single study.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)P697-P698
JournalAlzheimer's Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume9
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2013

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