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Apolipoprotein E variants and cognition in healthy individuals: a critical opinion.
Brain research reviews - 1 Jun 2006
Savitz Jonathan, Solms Mark, Ramesar Rajkumar
Abstract excerpt
The epsilon4 allele of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a well-established risk factor for late onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). This knowledge has generated interest in the role of ApoE variants in normal cognition. Varying degrees of cognitive dysfunction have been described in non-demented individuals with one or two epsilon4 alleles leading to suggestions that the gene plays a role in normal cognition or helps...
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