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Oestrogen replacement therapy may improve memory functioning in the absence of APOE epsilon4.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jun 2004
Burkhardt M S, Foster J K, Laws S M, Baker L D, Craft S, Gandy S E, Stuckey B G A, Clarnette R, Nolan D, Hewson-Bower B, Martins R N
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There is currently intense controversy regarding the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women, in relation to its therapeutic efficacy in Alzheimer's disease (AD). It has been suggested that the benefits of HRT may be modified by apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype (the major genetic risk factor for AD). Here we report the findings of the first study designed to systematically explore the...
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