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Androgen receptor gene and sex-specific Alzheimer's disease.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Aug 2013
Ferrari Raffaele, Dawoodi Saad, Raju Merrill, Thumma Avinash, Hynan Linda S, Maasumi Shirin Hejazi, Reisch Joan S, O'Bryant Sid, Jenkins Marjorie, Barber Robert, Momeni Parastoo
Abstract excerpt
Women are at a 2-fold risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) (onset at 65 years of age or older) compared with men. During perimenopausal years, women undergo hormonal changes that are accompanied by metabolic, cardiovascular, and inflammatory changes. These all together have been suggested as risk factors for late-onset AD. However, not all perimenopausal women develop AD; we hypothesize that...
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