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Episodic memory and cortical amyloid pathology: PET study in cognitively discordant twin pairs
List of Authors: Lindgren Noora, Kaprio Jaakko, Karjalainen Tomi, Ekblad Laura, Helin Semi, Karrasch Mira, Teuho Jarmo, Rinne Juha O, Vuoksimaa Eero
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Publication year: 2021
Journal: Neurobiology of Aging
Journal name in source: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING
Journal acronym: NEUROBIOL AGING
Volume number: 108
Start page: 122
End page: 132
Number of pages: 11
ISSN: 0197-4580
eISSN: 1558-1497
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.08.016
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197458021002700?via%3Dihub
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/67714933
We studied the association between episodic memory and cortical fibrillar beta-amyloid pathology within twin pairs. Using telephone-administered cognitive screening of 1415 twin pairs in a population-based older Finnish Twin Cohort study, we identified 45 (mean [SD] age 72.9 [4.0] years, 40% women) cognitively discordant same-sex twin pairs (24 dizygotic and 21 monozygotic) without neurological or psychiatric disorders other than AD or mild cognitive impairment. In-person neuropsychological testing was conducted. Cortical amyloid was measured with carbon 11-labelled Pittsburgh compound B ([11C]PiB) positron emission tomography imaging and quantified as the average standardized uptake value ratio in cortical regions affected in AD. Larger within-twin pair differences in verbal immediate (r = -0.42) and delayed free recall (r = -0.41), and visual delayed free recall (r = -0.46) were associated with larger within-twin pair differences in [11C]PiB uptake (p's < 0.01). Correlations were not significantly different in dizygotic and monozygotic pairs suggesting that the episodic memory-cortical amyloid relationship is not confounded by genetic effects. However, larger samples are needed to draw more definitive conclusions. (C) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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