Genetic effects on longitudinal cognitive decline during the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease

Abstract Cognitive decline in early-stage Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may depend on genetic variability. In the Swedish BioFINDER study, we used polygenic scores (PGS) (for AD, intelligence, and educational attainment) to predict longitudinal cognitive change (measured by mini-mental state examination...

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Main Authors: Atul Kumar, Maryam Shoai, Sebastian Palmqvist, Erik Stomrud, John Hardy, Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren, Oskar Hansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99310-z