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Apolipoprotein ɛ4 breaks the association between declarative long-term memory and memory-based orienting of spatial attention in middle-aged individuals.
Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior - 1 Sept 2016
Salvato Gerardo, Patai Eva Z, McCloud Tayla, Nobre Anna C
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein (APOE) ɛ4 genotype has been identified as a risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD). The memory system is mostly involved in AD, and memory deficits represent its key feature. A growing body of studies has focused on the earlier identification of cognitive dysfunctions in younger and older APOE ɛ4 carriers, but investigation on middle-aged individuals remains rare. Here we sought to...
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