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The APOE epsilon4 allele increases the risk of impaired spatial working memory in obstructive sleep apnea.
Sleep medicine - 1 Dec 2008
Cosentino Filomena I I, Bosco Paolo, Drago Valeria, Prestianni Giuseppina, Lanuzza Bartolo, Iero Ivan, Tripodi Mariangela, Spada Rosario S, Toscano Giuseppe, Caraci Filippo, Ferri Raffaele
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Contradictory data have been published on the influence of Apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon4 allele on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The aims of this study were to confirm the presence of specific neuropsychological changes in OSA patients carrying the APOE epsilon4 allele and to clarify if these changes are due to the sole presence of this allele or to its interactions with OSA pathology. METHODS:...
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