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The effect of APOE-epsilon4 on dementia is mediated by Alzheimer neuropathology.
Alzheimer disease and associated disorders - 1 Jan 2000
Mortimer James A, Snowdon David A, Markesbery William R
Abstract excerpt
The degree to which the association of epsilon4 with dementia is mediated by AD lesions in comparison with vascular lesions is controversial. The present study was undertaken to determine the roles of Alzheimer disease (AD) and vascular pathology in mediating the effect of apolipoprotein E (APOE)-epsilon4 alleles on dementia. Clinicopathologic correlations were studied in 267 Catholic sisters participating in the...
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