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Increased Alzheimer's disease neuropathology is associated with type 2 diabetes and ApoE ε.4 carrier status.
Current Alzheimer research - 1 Jul 2013
Malek-Ahmadi Michael, Beach Thomas, Obradov Aleksandra, Sue Lucia, Belden Christine, Davis Kathryn, Walker Douglas G, Lue LihFen, Adem Abdu, Sabbagh Marwan N
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BACKGROUND: Past studies investigating the association between Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) have provided conflicting results. While several studies indicate that subjects with comorbid AD and DM2 have less AD pathology, others have found no significant differences in AD pathology between the two groups. Other studies have indicated that individuals with AD and DM2 have...
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