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ApoE4 impairs hippocampal plasticity isoform-specifically and blocks the environmental stimulation of synaptogenesis and memory.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 Aug 2003
Levi Ofir, Jongen-Relo Ana L, Feldon Joram, Roses Allen D, Michaelson Daniel M
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with genetic risk factors, of which the allele E4 of apolipoprotein E (apoE4) is the most prevalent, and is affected by environmental factors that include education early in life and socioeconomic background. The extent to which environmental factors affect...
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