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APOE-ε4 selectively modulates posteromedial cortex activity during scene perception and short-term memory in young healthy adults.
Scientific reports - 10 Nov 2015
Shine J P, Hodgetts C J, Postans M, Lawrence A D, Graham K S
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 is a major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), yet the mechanisms by which APOE-ε4 influences early-life brain function, and hence, in turn, risk for later-life AD, are poorly understood. Here, we report a novel, and selective, pattern of functional brain activity alteration in healthy young adult human APOE-ε4 carriers. Our findings suggest that APOE-ε4 may influence...
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