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Effects of APOE on brain white matter microstructure in healthy adults.
Neurology - 6 Nov 2012
Westlye Lars T, Reinvang Ivar, Rootwelt Helge, Espeseth Thomas
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OBJECTIVES: APOE is related to cholesterol transport and clearance and brain white matter (WM) properties involving myelin, of which cholesterol is a major component. Diffusion tensor imaging enables in vivo investigations of brain WM, and could increase our understanding of the pathways leading to Alzheimer disease. The main objective was to investigate the association between APOE and diffusion tensor...
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