Genetic Susceptibility to Vascular Dementia: a Pathophysiological View
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Genetic studies on vascular dementia (VaD) are scarce. Beyond the monogenic disorders, there is a growing interest in identifying genetic variants associated with sporadic VaD. In 2006, the NINDS-CNS recommended that candidate genes of VaD may include both genes implicated in vascular disease conditions in relation to stroke and cognitive impairment and genes that affect the response of the brain to vascular disease (eg, genes impacting ischemic tolerance, neuronal plasticity, etc.). This presentation will focus on association studies of the second class.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015