Alzheimer's Disease Polygenic Risk Score Identifies Mild Cognitive Impairment in Adults in their 50s

Abstract

Because the pathological process in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) begins decades before onset of dementia, early identification of risk is paramount. We asked whether an AD polygenic risk score (PRS) derived from IGAP data could... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. William Kremen (University of California, San Diego)
  2. Mark Logue (Boston Univ.)
  3. Matthew Panizzon (University of California, San Diego)
  4. Jeremy Elman (University of California, San Diego)
  5. Nathan Gillespie (Virginia Commonwealth University)
  6. Sean Hatton (University of California, San Diego)
  7. Daniel Gustavson (University of California, San Diego)
  8. Ole Andreassen (University of Oslo/NORMENT)
  9. Anders Dale (University of California, San Diego)
  10. Michael Lyons (Boston University)
  11. Michael Neale (Virginia Commonwealth University)
  12. Chandra Reynolds (University of California Riverside)
  13. Carol Franz (University of California, San Diego)

Topic Areas

Ageing , Gene Finding Strategies , Neuropsychology (e.g. Dyslexia, Handedness, Language) , Psychopathology (e.g., Internalizing, Externalizing, Psychosis) , Cognition: Education, Intelligence, Memory, Attention

Session

5C-OS » Adult Development and Aging (13:30 - Friday, 30th June, Forum)

Presentation Files

The presenter has not uploaded any presentation files.