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Brain atrophy rates in first degree relatives at risk for Alzheimer's.
NeuroImage. Clinical - 1 Jan 2014
Lampert Erika J, Roy Choudhury Kingshuk, Hostage Christopher A, Rathakrishnan Bharath, Weiner Michael, Petrella Jeffrey R, Doraiswamy P Murali
Abstract excerpt
A positive family history (FH) raises the risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease though, other than the known risk conferred by apolipoprotein ε4 (ApoE4), much of the genetic variance remains unexplained. We examined the effect of family history on longitudinal regional brain atrophy rates in 184 subjects (42% FH+, mean age 79.9) with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) enrolled in a national biomarker study. An...
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