Hyperhomocysteinemia and risk of incident cognitive outcomes: an updated dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

CONCLUSIONS: Every 5 μmol/L increase in blood homocysteine is linearly associated with a 15% increase in relative risk of Alzheimer-type dementia. This meta-analysis provides further evidence that a higher concentration of blood homocysteine is associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer-type dementia. PMID: 30826501 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30826501?dopt=Abstract

Source: Ageing Research Reviews - February 27, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Zhou F, Chen S Tags: Ageing Res Rev Source Type: research