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Does an Alzheimer's disease susceptibility gene influence the cognitive effects of cancer therapy?
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Oct 2014
Caselli Richard J
Abstract excerpt
The apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 allele is the most prevalent genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). APOE e4 carriers suffer greater morbidity from head trauma, stroke, and carbon monoxide poisoning, yet possible interactions between APOE genotype and cancer therapy on cognition are unclear. Neuropathological and biomarker studies of young asymptomatic APOE e4 carriers that show elevated neocortical...
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