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Gene-environment interactions: lifetime cognitive activity, APOE genotype, and β-amyloid burden.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 18 Jun 2014
Wirth Miranka, Villeneuve Sylvia, La Joie Renaud, Marks Shawn M, Jagust William J
Abstract excerpt
Carriers of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele, the major genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD), harbor an increased load of β-amyloid (Aβ) plaque burden that is felt to be a major instigator of AD development. Data has suggested that lifestyle factors may reduce AD risk by directly mitigating Aβ pathology, which could be particularly beneficial in APOE ε4 carriers. We therefore examined the interaction...
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