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Apolipoprotein E ϵ4 is positively related to spatial performance but unrelated to hippocampal volume in healthy young adults.
Behavioural brain research - 15 Feb 2016
Stening Eva, Persson Jonas, Eriksson Elias, Wahlund Lars-Olof, Zetterberg Henrik, Söderlund Hedvig
Abstract excerpt
The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ϵ4 allele is known to be a major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). It has been linked to especially episodic memory decline and hippocampal atrophy in both healthy and demented elderly populations. In young adults, ϵ4 carriers have shown better performance in episodic memory compared to non-carriers. Spatial memory, however, has not been thoroughly assessed in relation...
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