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Cognitive phenotypes in Alzheimer's disease and genetic variants in ACE and IDE.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Jul 2012
Vardy Emma R L C, Brown Kristelle, Stopford Cheryl L, Thompson Jennifer C, Richardson Anna M, Neary David, Kalsheker Noor, Morgan Kevin, Mann David M, Snowden Julie S
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is generally considered to be a disorder primarily affecting memory. It is increasingly recognized that the clinical presentation or "cognitive phenotype" is variable. The apolipoprotein E ε4 (APOE ε4) allele has been associated with an amnestic presentation, but does not appear to fully explain the high prevalence of family history within this group. We examined polymorphisms in the...
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