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SUBMITTER: Murphy C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7596199 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Murphy Caitlin C Johnson Aaron P AP Koenekoop Robert K RK Seiple William W Overbury Olga O
Frontiers in aging neuroscience 20201016
Recent literature has reported a higher occurrence of cognitive impairment among individuals with Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) compared to older adults with normal vision. This pilot study explored potential links between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in AMD and cognitive status. Individuals with AMD (<i>N</i> = 21) and controls (<i>N</i> = 18) were genotyped for the SNPs CFHY402H, ARMS2A69S and FADS1 rs174547. Cognitive status was evaluated using the Montreal Cognitive Assess ...[more]