Article
Apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 affects new learning in cognitively normal individuals at risk for Alzheimer's disease.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Nov 2003
Baxter Leslie C, Caselli Richard J, Johnson Sterling C, Reiman Eric, Osborne David
Abstract excerpt
The Apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon 4 allele is an important risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Given the interest in early identification of at-risk individuals, we examined memory decline as a function of APOE status and age in cognitively intact participants aged 48-77 years old (yo). Participants were grouped by age (<60 versus > or =60) and APOE (epsilon4+/-). Longitudinal analysis of several...
Topics
- Aged
- Aging
- Alzheimer Disease
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Apolipoproteins E
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Longitudinal Studies
- Male
