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Attendees of the 2020 US-Latin American Networking on Dementia Symposium at UCSF
Project
Project Type - Fellow Initiatives

Multi-Partner Consortium to Expand Dementia Research in Latin America (ReDLat)

Expanding dementia research in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean

Overview

This project fosters a consortium of multiple partners aimed to expand dementia research in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The consortium aims to combine genomic, neuroimaging and behavioral data to improve dementia characterization in diverse populations. This 5-year project constitutes an excellent opportunity to foster regional synergy and multidisciplinary research to promote harmonization of global strategies to treat and prevent dementia in underserved populations. ReDLat will develop an innovative, harmonized, and cross-regional approach on two of their most prevalent neurodegenerative disorders: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

Project Details

ReDLat will identify the genetic and socioeconomic/social determinants of health (SES/SDH) risks of AD and FTD in LACs vs. US. By analyzing 4,000 participants from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and US, outcomes will include (1) Genetic contributions to AD-FTD, (2) SES/SDH contributions on clinical-cognitive-neuroimaging signatures; (3) Machine-learning differentiation of genetic and SES/SDH risks. 

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