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ArticleAging2021

Commonalities in biomarkers and phenotypes between mild cognitive impairment and cerebral palsy: a pilot exploratory study.

Ted Kheng Siang Ng, Alex Tagawa, Roger Chun-Man Ho, Anis Larbi, Ee Heok Kua, Rathi Mahendran, James J Carollo, Patricia C Heyn

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Article in Aging, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07180147 (Arlington Longitudinal Optimal Healthy Aging Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07180147 active not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Arlington Longitudinal Optimal Healthy Aging Study (ALOHA)

TypeobservationalSponsorMarymount UniversityRan2025 to 2031Enrolled500ConditionsAlzheimer Disease (AD), Cardio Vascular Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Frailty Syndrome
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Ted Kheng Siang NgDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Alex TagawaChildren's Hospital Colorado, Center for Gait and Movement Analysis (CGMA), Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Roger Chun-Man HoDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Anis LarbiSingapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Ee Heok KuaDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Rathi MahendranDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
James J CarolloChildren's Hospital Colorado, Center for Gait and Movement Analysis (CGMA), Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Patricia C HeynChildren's Hospital Colorado, Center for Gait and Movement Analysis (CGMA), Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Children's Hospital Colorado · USNational University of Singapore · SGHuaibei Normal University · CNNational University Hospital · SGSingapore Immunology Network · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinically, individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) experience symptoms of accelerated biological aging. Accumulative deficits in both molecular underpinnings and functions in young adults with CP can lead to premature aging, such as heart disease and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). MCI is an intermediate stage between healthy aging and dementia that normally develops at old age. Owing to their intriguingly parallel yet "inverted" disease trajectories, CP might share similar pathology and phenotypes with MCI, conferring increased risk for developing dementia at a much younger age. Thus, we examined this hypothesis by evaluating these two distinct populations (MCI= 55, CP = 72). A total of nine measures (e.g., blood biomarkers, neurocognition, Framingham Heart Study Score (FHSS) were compared between the groups. Compared to MCI, upon controlling for covariates, delta FHSS, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels, and systolic blood pressure were significantly lower in CP. Intriguingly, high-sensitivity CRP, several metabolic outcomes, and neurocognitive function were similar between the two groups. This study supports a shared biological underpinning and key phenotypes between CP and MCI. Thus, we proposed a double-hit model for the development of premature aging outcomes in CP through shared biomarkers. Future longitudinal follow-up studies are warranted to examine accelerated biological aging.

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AdultAgedAgingBiomarkersBlood PressureBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCerebral PalsyCognitive DysfunctionFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleNeuropsychological TestsPhenotypePilot ProjectsYoung AdultBiomarkersBrain-Derived Neurotrophic Factoraging modelbiomarkercerebral palsycommunity-dwelling older adultscomparative study

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PMID33497355
PMCPMC7880365
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