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Genetics of subcortical vascular dementia.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Nov 2012
Schmidt Helena, Freudenberger Paul, Seiler Stephan, Schmidt Reinhold
Abstract excerpt
Subcortical vascular dementia or cerebral small vessel disease is a common cause of disability in the elderly. On magnetic resonance imaging the disease is manifested as white matter lesions, lacunes and microbleeds. Its etiology is complex, with age and hypertension as established risk factors. The heritability of white matter lesions is constantly high over different populations. Linkage studies identified...
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