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Apolipoprotein E: implications for AD neurobiology, epidemiology and risk assessment.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 May 2011
Schipper Hyman M
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer disease (AD) is a common and devastating dementing illness for which there is no effective neuroprotective therapy or cure. The presence of the apolipoprotein E (apoE) ε4 allele is a well-established genetic modifier (risk factor) of sporadic AD. In this review, we provide an update on the implications of apoE for the neurobiology and epidemiology of AD. Moreover, recent evidence is adduced indicating...
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