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Apolipoprotein epsilon 4 allele modifies waist-to-hip ratio effects on cognition and brain structure.
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association - 1 Feb 2013
Zade David, Beiser Alexa, McGlinchey Regina, Au Rhoda, Seshadri Sudha, Palumbo Carole, Wolf Philip A, DeCarli Charles, Milberg William
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BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine whether relationships between obesity, as measured by waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and cognition and brain structure were modified by the apolipoprotein epsilon 4 allele (apoE4). METHODS: The sample included 1969 stroke- and dementia-free participants from the Framingham Offspring Cohort who underwent neuropsychological (NP) testing and structural magnetic resonance imaging...
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