White matter integrity is associated with cognition and amyloid burden in older adult Koreans along the Alzheimer's disease continuum

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Background: White matter (WM) microstructural changes in the hippocampal cingulum bundle (CBH) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been described in cohorts of largely European ancestry but are lacking in other populations.

Methods: We assessed the relationship between CBH WM integrity and cognition or amyloid burden in 505 Korean older adults aged ≥55 years, including 276 cognitively normal older adults (CN), 142 mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 87 AD, recruited as part of the Korean Brain Aging Study for the Early Diagnosis and Prediction of Alzheimer's disease (KBASE) at Seoul National University.

Results: Compared to CN, AD and MCI subjects showed decreased WM integrity in the bilateral CBH. Cognition, mood, and higher amyloid burden were also associated with poorer WM integrity in the CBH.

Conclusion: These findings are consistent with patterns of WM microstructural damage previously reported in non-Hispanic White (NHW) MCI/AD cohorts, reinforcing existing evidence from predominantly NHW cohort studies.

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Hirschfeld LR, Deardorff R, Chumin EJ, et al. White matter integrity is associated with cognition and amyloid burden in older adult Koreans along the Alzheimer's disease continuum. Preprint. medRxiv. 2023;2023.04.05.23288147. Published 2023 Apr 6. doi:10.1101/2023.04.05.23288147
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