Cognitive functioning and survival in the elderly: The SSADH C538T polymorphism

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 630-635

  De Rango, F ^a   Leone, O ^a   Dato, S ^a   Novelletto, A ^b   Bruni, A C ^c   Berardelli, M ^a   Mari, V ^d   Feraco, E ^d   Passarino, Giuseppe ^a   De Benedictis, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c ASL 6   (Italy)

^d INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive function in the elderly; Frailty; SSADH; SSADH C538T polymorphism; Survival function

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; SUCCINATE SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; THYMINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BASE SEQUENCE; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SUCCINATE-SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 49449089365     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: 14691809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2008.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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