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Dissociation of neuropathologic findings and cognition: case report of an apolipoprotein E epsilon2/epsilon2 genotype.
Archives of neurology - 1 Aug 2007
Berlau Daniel J, Kahle-Wrobleski Kristin, Head Elizabeth, Goodus Matthew, Kim Ronald, Kawas Claudia
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BACKGROUND: The apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon2 allele has been suggested as having a protective effect and delaying the age at onset of Alzheimer disease. OBJECTIVE: To describe a dissociation between neuropathologic findings with normal cognition in a woman with severe Alzheimer disease with the APOE epsilon2/epsilon2 genotype. DESIGN: Case report from a community-based prospective study of persons 90 years or...
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