Article
[Dementia and cognitive impairment pattern: its association with epsilon4 allele of apolipoprotein E gene].
Revista de neurologia - 1 Jan 2000
Rosich-Estragó M, Figuera-Terré L, Mulet-Pérez B, Arrufat-Cardús M T, Pascual San Emeterio A, Arbeola-Rigau I, Labad-Alquézar A, Vilella-Cuadrada E
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The APOE epsilon4 allele is a well-established risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. This disease is characterized by a typical progressive cognitive impairment pattern, different from that of other primary dementias such as dementia with Lewy bodies or frontotemporal and vascular dementias, for which there are no conclusive results on the influence of the APOE genotype. OBJECTIVE: Our aim is to...
Topics
- Age of Onset
- Aged
- Aging
- Alzheimer Disease
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cognition Disorders
- Dementia
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
