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Apolipoprotein E4 promotes the early deposition of Abeta42 and then Abeta40 in the elderly.
Acta neuropathologica - 1 Jul 2000
Walker L C, Pahnke J, Madauss M, Vogelgesang S, Pahnke A, Herbst E W, Stausske D, Walther R, Kessler C, Warzok R W
Abstract excerpt
The apolipoprotein Eepsilon4 allele (ApoEepsilon4) is associated with a selective increase in deposition of the 40-amino acid form of the beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta40) in endstage Alzheimer's disease. To determine how apoE genotype affects the early events in beta-amyloid pathogenesis, we analyzed the medial temporal lobes of 244 elderly persons who were not clinically demented using antibodies selective for the...
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