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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2018

Genetic Risk for Age-Related Cognitive Impairment Does Not Predict Cognitive Performance in Middle Age.

Laura E Korthauer, Elizabeth Awe, Marijam Frahmand, Ira Driscoll

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Article in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Laura E KorthauerDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Elizabeth AweDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Marijam FrahmandDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Ira DriscollDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee · USMedical College of Wisconsin · US

Funding

The aging brain: Imaging genetics of brain structure and functionR00AG032361 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE · PI FRAHMAND, IRA · 2011 to 2013
$719k
Brain network connectivity and genetic risk for Alzheimer's diseaseF31AG050407 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE · PI KORTHAUER, LAURA · 2016 to 2016
$41k
NIA NIH HHS F31 AG050407NIA NIH HHS R00 AG032361
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by memory loss and executive dysfunction, which correspond to structural changes to the medial temporal lobes (MTL) and prefrontal cortex (PFC), respectively. Given the overlap in cognitive deficits between healthy aging and the earliest stages of AD, early detection of AD remains a challenge. The goal of the present study was to study MTL- and PFC-dependent cognitive functioning in middle-aged individuals at genetic risk for AD or cognitive impairment who do not currently manifest any clinical symptoms. Participants (N = 150; aged 40-60 years) underwent genotyping of 47 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in six genes previously associated with memory or executive functioning: APOE, SORL1, BDNF, TOMM40, KIBRA, and COMT. They completed two MTL-dependent tasks, the virtual Morris Water Task (vMWT) and transverse patterning discriminations task (TPDT), and the PFC-dependent reversal learning task. Although age was associated with poorer performance on the vMWT and TPDT within this middle-aged sample, there were no genotype-associated differences in cognitive performance. Although the vMWT and TPDT may be sensitive to age-related changes in cognition, carriers of APOE, SORL1, BDNF, TOMM40, KIBRA, and COMT risk alleles do not exhibit alteration in MTL- and PFC-dependent functioning in middle age compared to non-carriers.

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AgingAdultAnalysis of VarianceApolipoproteins EBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCatechol O-MethyltransferaseCognitive DysfunctionExecutive FunctionFemaleGenotypeHumansIndependent LivingIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLDL-Receptor Related ProteinsMaleMaze LearningApolipoproteins EBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCatechol O-MethyltransferaseCOMT protein, humanIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLDL-Receptor Related ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial Precursor Protein Import Complex ProteinsPhosphoproteinsSORL1 protein, humanTOMM40 protein, humanWWC1 protein, humanAgingAlzheimer’s diseaseapolipoproteins Ebrain-derived neurotrophic factorcognitionhippocampusmiddle ageprefrontal cortex

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PMID29865048
PMCPMC7263481
OpenAlexW2805487388

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