Genetic Susceptibility Variants of Vascular Dementia among Asians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

CONCLUSION: Our findings provide evidence that genetic polymorphisms of the APOE ε4 allele and MTHFR rs1801133 T allele increase the risk of developing VaD in Asians. However, future large-scale investigations examining particularly on South-Eastern and West-Asian populations are highly recommended.PMID:38636474 | DOI:10.1159/000538864

Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Vasudevan Ramachandran Nur Afiqah Mohamad Mohd Nazil Salleh Wan Aliaa Wan Sulaiman Liyana Najwa Inche Mat Mohd Hazmi Mohamed Ching Siew Mooi Abdul Hanif Khan Yusof Khan Hamidon Basri Pannerselvam Periasamy Vajiravelu Suganthi Narenkumar Jayaraman Source Type: research