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Modification of the relationship of the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele to the risk of Alzheimer disease and neurofibrillary tangle density by sleep.
JAMA neurology - 1 Dec 2013
Lim Andrew S P, Yu Lei, Kowgier Matthew, Schneider Julie A, Buchman Aron S, Bennett David A
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IMPORTANCE: The apolipoprotein E (APOE [GenBank, 348; OMIM, 107741]) ε4 allele is a common and well-established genetic risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD). Sleep consolidation is also associated with AD risk, and previous work suggests that APOE genotype and sleep may interact to influence cognitive function. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether better sleep consolidation attenuates the relationship of the APOE...
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