Article
Apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 is associated with hippocampal volume reduction in females with alcoholism.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Apr 2003
Bleich S, Wilhelm J, Graesel E, Degner D, Sperling W, Rössner V, Javaheripour K, Kornhuber J
Abstract excerpt
There is evidence that a higher incidence of diverse neurodegenerative diseases is associated with the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele (ApoE4). Most recently it has been found that the ApoE4 allele is specifically related to an accelerated hippocampal atrophy in patients with Alzheimer's disease...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
