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Brain differences in infants at differential genetic risk for late-onset Alzheimer disease: a cross-sectional imaging study.
JAMA neurology - 1 Jan 2014
Dean Douglas C, Jerskey Beth A, Chen Kewei, Protas Hillary, Thiyyagura Pradeep, Roontiva Auttawat, O'Muircheartaigh Jonathan, Dirks Holly, Waskiewicz Nicole, Lehman Katie, Siniard Ashley L, Turk Mari N, Hua Xue, Madsen Sarah K, Thompson Paul M, Fleisher Adam S, Huentelman Matthew J, Deoni Sean C L, Reiman Eric M
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Converging evidence suggests brain structure alterations may precede overt cognitive impairment in Alzheimer disease by several decades. Early detection of these alterations holds inherent value for the development and evaluation of preventive treatment therapies. OBJECTIVE: To compare magnetic resonance imaging measurements of white matter myelin water fraction (MWF) and gray matter volume (GMV) in...
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