Role of MT1A polymorphism and environmental mercury exposure on the montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA)

• Main Authors: Jintana Sirivarasai, Kanchaporn Chaisungnern, Pachara Panpunuan, Suwannee Chanprasertyothin, Sirintorn Chansirikanjana, Piyamitr Sritara
• Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine; Neuroscience
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/78675
• Institution: Mahidol University

Purpose: Many age-related structural and functional changes in the brain have important consequences. Long-term exposure to mercury and the impact of functional polymorphisms of metal-regulating proteins such as metallothioneins (MTs) can result in neurological-neurobehavioral effects in elderly ind...