Low Leptin Availability as a Risk Factor for Dementia in Chilean Older People

Objective: The aim was to study the role of leptin in the development of dementia. Methods: Follow-up of the ALEXANDROS cohorts, with baseline measurements in 2000. From 1,136 available subjects free of dementia at baseline, 667 subjects had frozen baseline blood samples for measuring leptin and sol...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Albala, Barbara Angel, Lydia Lera, Hugo Sanchez, Carlos Marquez, Patricio Fuentes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-07-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/447447