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The APOE genotype: modification of therapeutic responses in Alzheimer's disease.
Current pharmaceutical design - 1 Jan 2015
Hanson Angela J, Craft Suzanne, Banks William A
Abstract excerpt
The translation of promising preclinical treatments into effective drugs for Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been challenging. One of the most potent risk factors for sporadic AD is carrier status of the epsilon 4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (E4). E4 carriers show a differential response to several therapies which are being investigated as AD treatments, including acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and...
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