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ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA: DIAGNOSIS, ASSESSMENT & DISEASE MONITORING
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/dad2.12164
Keywords
Alzheimer' s disease; cognition; mild behavioral impairment; neuropsychiatric symptoms; polygenic score
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- MRC Proximity to Discovery: Industry Engagement Fund (External Collaboration, Innovation and Entrepreneurism: Translational Medicine in Exeter 2 (EXCITEME2)) [MC_PC_17189]
- MRC [MR/N015746/1]
- Alzheimer's Research UK SouthWest Network
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) BiomedicalResearch Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London
- MRC [MR/N015746/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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The research findings indicate that mild behavioral impairment (MBI) has a negative impact on cognitive function, particularly in older individuals with more severe symptoms, suggesting that MBI may be an important feature of aging.
Background The neuropsychiatric syndrome mild behavioral impairment (MBI) describes an at-risk state for dementia and may be a useful screening tool for sample enrichment. We hypothesized that stratifying a cognitively normal sample on MBI status would enhance the association between genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cognition. Methods Data from 4458 participants over age 50 without dementia was analyzed. A cognitive composite score was constructed and the MBI Checklist was used to stratify those with MBI and those without. Polygenic scores for AD were generated using summary statistics from the IGAP study. Results AD genetic risk was associated with worse cognition in the MBI group but not in the no MBI group (MBI: beta = -0.09, 95% confidence interval: -0.13 to -0.03, P = 0.002, R-2 = 0.003). The strongest association was in those with more severe MBI aged >= 65. Conclusions MBI is an important feature of aging; screening on MBI may be a useful sample enrichment strategy for clinical research.
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