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Inverse relationship between serum IgG concentrations and measures of intelligence in elderly persons

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WE have found a negative correlation between intelligence test scores and serum immunoglobulin concentrations in healthy subjects aged 45 yr and older. This finding adds a potentially important dimension in studies of older persons who exhibit declining intellectual function.

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ROSEMAN, J., BUCKLEY, C. Inverse relationship between serum IgG concentrations and measures of intelligence in elderly persons. Nature 254, 55–56 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/254055a0

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