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Depression and plasma amyloid beta peptides in the elderly with and without the apolipoprotein E4 allele.
Alzheimer disease and associated disorders - 1 Jan 2000
Sun Xiaoyan, Chiu Chi Chia, Liebson Elizabeth, Crivello Natalia A, Wang Lixia, Claunch Joshua, Folstein Marshal, Rosenberg Irwin, Mwamburi D Mkaya, Peter Inga, Qiu Wei Qiao
Abstract excerpt
Depression associated with low plasma amyloid-beta peptide 42 (Abeta42) leading to a high ratio of Abeta40/Abeta42, a biomarker of Alzheimer disease (AD), may represent a unique depression subtype. The relationship between low plasma Abeta42 in depression and the major risk factor of AD, apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4), is unknown. With the goal of clarifying this relationship, we analyzed 1060 homebound elders with...
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