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Longitudinal change in hippocampal volume as a function of apolipoprotein E genotype.
Neurology - 12 Jul 2000
Moffat S D, Szekely C A, Zonderman A B, Kabani N J, Resnick S M
Abstract excerpt
The epsilon4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene confers an increased risk for the development of AD. The authors compared longitudinal rates of change in hippocampal volume as a function of APOE genotype in nondemented elderly individuals. Rate of volumetric loss was significantly greater among epsilon4+ compared with epsilon4- individuals. These results indicate that individuals positive for the APOE...
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