Article
Inheritance of the ApoE epsilon4 allele increases the rate of brain atrophy in dementia patients.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2000
Wahlund L O, Julin P, Lannfelt L, Lindqvist J, Svensson L
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the influence of the apolipoprotein (ApoE) epsilon4 allele on the rate of brain atrophy in patients with clinical dementia and in subjects at risk for dementia. Eighty-one subjects, consecutively referred to a memory clinic due to symptoms of dementia, went through a comprehensive examination, including cerebral magnetic resonance imaging. After an initial investigation these subjects were divided...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
