Red blood cell indices and anaemia as causative factors for cognitive function deficits and for Alzheimer’s disease

Abstract Background Studies have shown that low haemoglobin and anaemia are associated with poor cognition, and anaemia is known to be associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but the mechanism of this risk is unknown. Here, we first seek to confirm the association between cognition and anaemia and...

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Main Authors: Laura M. Winchester, John Powell, Simon Lovestone, Alejo J. Nevado-Holgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Genome Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13073-018-0556-z