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Apolipoprotein E genotype, gender and age modulate connectivity of the hippocampus in healthy adults.
NeuroImage - 1 Sept 2014
Heise Verena, Filippini Nicola, Trachtenberg Aaron J, Suri Sana, Ebmeier Klaus P, Mackay Clare E
Abstract excerpt
Important risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD) are ageing and the Apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele, with female APOE ε4 carriers having the greatest risk. In this study we investigated effects of AD risk factors on connectivity of the hippocampus, a structure that shows early AD related pathology. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging data from 86 cognitively...
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