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Revision of the apolipoprotein E compensatory mechanism recruitment hypothesis.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association - 1 Jul 2008
Han S Duke, Bondi Mark W
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The association between the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is well-established. Functional neuroimaging research has supported a compensatory mechanism recruitment hypothesis whereby nondemented epsilon4 participants use additional cognitive resources to buffer against episodic memory declines in older age, a mechanism that is presumably associated with encroaching disease. However,...
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