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Insulin-like growth factor-1 and risk of Alzheimer dementia and brain atrophy

Andrew J. Westwood, Alexa Beiser, Charles DeCarli, Tamara B. Harris, Tai C. Chen, Xue-mei He, Ronenn Roubenoff, Aleksandra Pikula, Rhoda Au, Lewis E. Braverman, Philip A. Wolf, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Sudha Seshadri
First published April 4, 2014, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000000382
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vol. 82 no. 18 1613-1619
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000000382
PubMed: 
24706014
Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received July 30, 2013
  • Accepted in final form January 29, 2014
  • First Published April 4, 2014.

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© 2014 American Academy of Neurology

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    1. Andrew J. Westwood, MD,
    2. Alexa Beiser, PhD,
    3. Charles DeCarli, MD,
    4. Tamara B. Harris, PhD,
    5. Tai C. Chen, PhD,
    6. Xue-mei He, MD,
    7. Ronenn Roubenoff, MD,
    8. Aleksandra Pikula, MD,
    9. Rhoda Au, PhD,
    10. Lewis E. Braverman, MD,
    11. Philip A. Wolf, MD,
    12. Ramachandran S. Vasan, MD and
    13. Sudha Seshadri, MD
  1. Andrew J. Westwood, MD,
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  2. Alexa Beiser, PhD,
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    1. Brooks Cole, Introductory Applied Statistics, 2005

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NIH/NINDS, biostatistician, 2 R01 NS017950-28, 2009-2014 NIH/NIA, biostatistician, 5 R01 AG08122, 2005-2010 NIH/NIA, biostatistician, 2 R01 AG16495, 2005-2010 NIA/NINDS, biostatistician, 1 R01 AG033040-01, 2009-2013 NIH/NHLBI, biostatistician, R01 HL093029-01A1, 2009-2011

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  3. Charles DeCarli, MD,
    4. Scientific Advisory Boards:

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    1. I am Editor-in-Chief of Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

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    1. NONE

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    1. National Institutes of Health

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  4. Tamara B. Harris, PhD,
    5. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. NONE

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    1. J of Gerontology: Medical Science, Editorial advisory board member, 2008-present.

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    1. Principal Investigator, Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study, 2002-present, Contact: N01-AG-12100 Principal Investigator, Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study, Contracts: AG-6-2101, AG-6-2103, AG-6-2106, and AG021918, 1998-present.

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  5. Tai C. Chen, PhD,
    6. Scientific Advisory Boards:

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    1. NONE

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    1. New potent pro-drug for cancer treatment

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  6. Xue-mei He, MD,
    7. Scientific Advisory Boards:

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  7. Ronenn Roubenoff, MD,
    8. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. Dr. Roubenoff is an employee of Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Global Translational Medicine Head for Musculoskeletal Diseases, 4 years.

    Consultancies:

    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  8. Aleksandra Pikula, MD,
    9. Scientific Advisory Boards:

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  9. Rhoda Au, PhD,
    10. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. Non-profit entity - National Parkinsons Foundation External Advisory Board (March 16-17, 2013); honorarium $7500+travel expenses

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:

    1. 1) non-profit - Korean Epidemiology and Genomic Study 10th Year Anniversary - travel expenses plus $200 honoraria.

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. NIA, investigator, 5 R01 AG08122 1990-2016; NIA, PI, 2 R01 AG16495 1998-2017; NIA neuropsychologist, 2 R01 NS017950 2002-2014; NINDS, investigator, 1 R01 AG033040, 2009-2013; NIA, neuropsychologist, R01-AG029451 2008-2013 PI, R21-AG036454 2010-2012 neuropsychologist, AG031171-01A2 2009-2014

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. Wing Tat Lee Fund, PI, Dec. 2008-Oct. 2009

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    1. NONE

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  10. Lewis E. Braverman, MD,
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  11. Philip A. Wolf, MD,
    12. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. N01-HC-25195 (Wolf) 10/01/01-03/31/15 NIH/NHLBI The Framingham Heart Study 2 R01 AG16495 (Wolf) 12/01/98-08/31/17 NIH/NIA MRI, Genetic and Cognitive Precursors of AD and Dementia 2 R01 NS017950-28 (Wolf) 07/01/09-06/30/14 NIH/NINDS Precursors of Stroke Incidence and Prognosis R01 AG08122 (Wolf & Seshadri) 01/01/10-05/31/15 NIH/NIA Epidemiology of Dementia in the Framingham Study 1 R01 AG033040-01 (Wolf) 01/15/09-12/31/13 NIA/NINDS MRI, Cognitive, Genetic & Biomarker Precursors of AD & Dementia in Young Adults R01-AG029451 (Murabito) 05/01/08-04/30/13 NIH/NIA Exceptional Aging Across the Life Span: Framingham Study 1R01NS070307-01(Hylek,PI) 09/30/10 -07/31/13 NIH/NINDS Effect of Statins and Modifiable Factors on Stroke Outcome in Atrial Fibrillation

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  12. Ramachandran S. Vasan, MD and
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    1. NHLBI N0125195, PI, 2010 t date

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  13. Sudha Seshadri, MD
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    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:

    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:

    1. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Associate Editor since 2005. Stroke: Editorial Board since 2010. Neurology: Editorial Board since 2011.

    Patents:

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NIH/NIA: Grant number: R01 AG08122 (PI: Seshadri, Wolf); role: PI (Multiple PI grant) 08/01/10-07/31/16; NIH/NINDS: Grant number R01 NS017950-28 (Wolf); role: investigator; 07/01/09-6/31/14; NIH/NIA: 1 R01 AG033040-01 (PI: Wolf); role: investigator; 01/15/09-12/31/13; NIH/NIA: Grant number: R01 AG033193(PI: Seshadri); 02/01/09-01/31/17

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  1. From the Department of Neurology (A.J.W., A.B., A.P., R.A., P.A.W., S.S.) and Sections of Preventative Medicine and Cardiology, Department of Medicine (R.S.V.), Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Biostatistics (A.B.), Boston University School of Public Health, Boston; Framingham Heart Study (A.B., A.P., R.A., P.A.W., R.S.V., S.S.), Framingham, MA; University of California at Davis (C.D.), Sacramento, CA; National Institute on Aging (T.B.H.), Bethesda, MD; Boston University Medical Center (T.C.C., X.-m.H., L.E.B.), Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Boston; Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research (R.R.), Cambridge, MA.
  1. Correspondence to Dr. Seshadri: suseshad{at}bu.edu
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