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CSF biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease and controls: associations with APOE genotype are modified by age.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2009
Kester Maartje I, Blankenstein Marinus A, Bouwman Femke H, van Elk Evert J, Scheltens Philip, van der Flier Wiesje M
Abstract excerpt
The object of this study was to elucidate the effect of age in the relationship between APOE genotype and CSF biomarkers amyloid-beta1-42 (Abeta42), total tau (tau) and tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (ptau-181) in AD and controls. 302 AD patients and 174 controls were categorized into APOE epsilon4 carriers and non-carriers, and into younger and older (65years). In controls, older age and APOE epsilon4 were...
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