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Cerebral small vessel disease in middle age and genetic predisposition to late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association - 1 Feb 2018
Stefaniak James D, Su Li, Mak Elijah, Sheikh-Bahaei Nasim, Wells Katie, Ritchie Karen, Waldman Adam, Ritchie Craig W, O'Brien John T
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INTRODUCTION: Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) and might contribute to the relationship between apolipoprotein E ε4 (APOE ε4) and LOAD, in older people. However, it is unclear whether CSVD begins in middle age in individuals genetically predisposed to LOAD. METHODS: We assessed the relationship between radiological markers of CSVD, white matter...
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