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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
Several clinical, epidemiological, and pathological observations suggest that vascular risk factors are associated with cognitive performances. The renin-angiotensin system components, major determinants of the cardiovascular system, are expressed in the brain. To estimate their potential impact on cognitive performances, we studied the association between cognitive functioning and an insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene. In a sample of 1168 highly performing subjects (59-71 years), DD homozygotes had the lowest cognitive scores as evaluated by the Mini-Mental State Examination. Cognitive decline at 4-year follow-up (defined as the loss of at least 3 points in Mini-Mental State Examination score) was more prevalent in these subjects, the odds ratio being equal to 1.53 (95% CI: 1.04-2.24) with subjects ID as reference class. Moreover, the combined effect of the presence of at least one APOE epsilon4 allele and ACE DD homozygosity was a risk factor for cognitive decline. This report reinforces the hypothesis of an influence of cardiovascular risk factors on cognitive performances.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0197-4580
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
75-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme I/D polymorphism on cognitive decline. The EVA Study Group.
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM U 508, Institut Pasteur de Lille, 1 rue du Professeur Calmette, 59019, Lille Cedex, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article