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Genetic variants of the NOTCH3 gene in the elderly and magnetic resonance imaging correlates of age-related cerebral small vessel disease.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Nov 2011
Schmidt Helena, Zeginigg Marion, Wiltgen Marco, Freudenberger Paul, Petrovic Katja, Cavalieri Margherita, Gider Pierre, Enzinger Christian, Fornage Myriam, Debette Stephanie, Rotter Jerome I, Ikram Mohammad A, Launer Lenore J, Schmidt Reinhold
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral small vessel disease-related brain lesions such as white matter lesions and lacunes are common findings of magnetic resonance imaging in the elderly. These lesions are thought to be major contributors to disability in old age, and risk factors that include age and hypertension have been established. The radiological, histopathologic and clinical phenotypes of age-related cerebral small vessel disease...
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