Article
Apolipoprotein E and gray matter volume loss in patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease.
Radiology - 1 Mar 2011
Spampinato Maria Vittoria, Rumboldt Zoran, Hosker Robert J, Mintzer Jacobo E
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To examine the influence of apoliprotein E ε4 allele (APOE4) carrier status on disease progression by evaluating the rate of regional gray matter (GM) volume loss and disease severity in patients with newly diagnosed Alzheimer disease (AD) and stable amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was approved by the institutional review board and was HIPAA compliant. All...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Alzheimer Disease
- Apolipoproteins E
- Atrophy
- Biomarkers
- Cognition Disorders
- Female
- Humans
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
