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Abstract Background The interaction between the brain and periphery might play a crucial role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Methods Using blood transcriptomic profile data from two independent AD cohorts, we performed expression quantitative trait locus ( cis -eQTL) analysis of 29 significant genetic loci from a recent large-scale genome-wide association study to investigate the effects of the AD genetic variants on gene expression levels and identify their potential target gen

In acute ischemic stroke, poor outcome was related to the lower but not the higher end of the hemoglobin range, regardless of when and how hemoglobin concentrations were measured.

The study is rated Class III because of the case control design and the risk of spectrum bias.

Abstract Background The combinatorial effect of multiple genetic factors calculated as a polygenic risk score (PRS) has been studied to predict disease progression to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) from mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Previous studies have investigated the performance of PRS in the prediction of disease progression to AD by including and excluding single nucleotide polymorphisms within the region surrounding the APOE gene. These studies may have missed the APOE genotype-specific pred

To investigate an association of serum liver enzymes with Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis and cognitive performance, we performed logistic and linear regression analyses in 781 patients with AD and 405 cognitively normal subjects. We found that alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels had significant positive associations with cognitive performance and were significantly decreased in AD patients. The alkaline phosphatase level and AST to ALT ratio were signif

We confirmed the parallel pathways between the hippocampus and neocortex with DWI and SPECT images of patients with TGA. Patients with hippocampal head lesions and body lesions were clustered within different groups of clinical variables.

Acute perturbation of the corticohippocampal circuitry is a primary pathophysiological mechanism underlying transient global amnesia (TGA). With regard to memory, 2 distinct corticohippocampal circuitries potentially exist: the anterior temporal network and the posterior medial network. We used electroencephalography (EEG) spectral analysis to determine which network is disrupted during the acute stage of TGA. Patients with TGA who visited Seoul National University Bundang Hospital within 24 hou

Transcriptional risk score (TRS) is developed using brain RNA-Seq data. Higher TRS values are shown in Alzheimer's disease (AD). TRS improves the AD classification power of PRS up to 16%. TRS is associated with AD pathology presence. TRS is associated with worse cognitive performance and faster cognitive decline.

Acute perturbation of the hippocampus, one of the connector hubs in the brain, is a key step in the pathophysiological cascade of transient global amnesia (TGA). We tested the hypothesis that network efficiency, meaning the efficiency of information exchange over a network, is impaired during the acute stage of TGA. Graph theoretical analysis was applied to resting-state EEG data collected from 21 patients with TGA. The EEG data were obtained twice, once during the acute stage (< 24 hours after

A synaptic protein, Neuronal Pentraxin 2 (NPTX2), has emerged as a pivotal biomarker for Alzheimer's dementia (AD). We identified candidate miRNAs targeting NPTX2 and performed association and mediation analyses using multi-omics data (N = 702). Among 44 candidate miRNAs, miR-133b was significantly associated with AD and Braak positivity. Higher miR-133b expression was also associated with higher NPTX2 gene expression and better cognition. Mediation analysis showed that miR-133b partially influe