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Brain metabolic decreases related to the dose of the ApoE e4 allele in Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Mar 2004
Mosconi L, Nacmias B, Sorbi S, De Cristofaro M T R, Fayazz M, Tedde A, Bracco L, Herholz K, Pupi A
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OBJECTIVES: Declines in brain glucose metabolism have been described early in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and there is evidence that a genetic predisposition to AD contributes to accelerate this process. The epsilon 4 (e4) allele of the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene has been implicated as a major ri...
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