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Type 2 diabetes is negatively associated with Alzheimer's disease neuropathology.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Apr 2005
Beeri Michal Schnaider, Silverman Jeremy M, Davis Kenneth L, Marin Deborah, Grossman Hillel Z, Schmeidler James, Purohit Dushyant P, Perl Daniel P, Davidson Michael, Mohs Richard C, Haroutunian Vahram
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BACKGROUND: In cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, type 2 diabetes has been positively associated with the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The present descriptive study compared diabetic and nondiabetic subjects on the severity of neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) in the...
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