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NEUROLOGY
Volume 67, Issue 12, Pages 2170-2175Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000249116.50854.65
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- NCRR NIH HHS [M01-RR12248] Funding Source: Medline
- NIA NIH HHS [AG-021654, AG-18728-01A1] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK 20541] Funding Source: Medline
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Objective: To test whether cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) genotype (VV homozygosity for I405V) is associated with preservation of cognitive function in addition to its association with exceptional longevity. Methods: We studied Ashkenazi Jews with exceptional longevity (n = 158; age 99.2 +/- 0.3 years) for the associations of CETP VV genotype and lipoprotein phenotype, using the Mini- Mental State Examination (MMSE). To confirm the role of CETP in a younger cohort, we studied subjects from the Einstein Aging Study (EAS) for associations between CETP VV and cognitive impairment. Results: Subjects with MMSE > 25 were twice as likely to have the CETP VV genotype (29% vs 14%, p = 0.02), and those with the VV genotype were more likely (61% vs 30%, p = 0.02) to have MMSE > 25. Subjects with the VV genotype had lower levels of CETP (1.73 +/- 0.11 vs 2.12 +/- 0.10 mu g/ mL, p = 0.01), higher high- density lipoprotein (HDL) levels (p = 0.02), and larger lipoprotein particles (p = 0.03). In the EAS cohort, an approximately fivefold increase in the VV genotype (21% vs 4%, p = 0.02), higher HDL levels, and larger lipoprotein particle sizes were associated with less dementia and improved memory. Conclusions: Using two independent cohorts, we implicate the longevity CETP gene as a modulator of age- related cognitive function. A specific CETP genotype is associated with lower CETP levels and a favorable lipoprotein profile. It has not been determined whether modulation of this gene prevents age- related decline or AD.
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