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Abstract
Cognitive deficits are an early feature of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VD). Brain white matter hyperintensities (WMH), identified with MRI, are thought to represent cerebrovascular pathology and are a risk factor for cognitive decline. Six genes in the 17q25 region were recently identified as being associated with WMH burden. I aimed to test if these genes are associated with cognitive dysfunction in elderly men.