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Association of Subjective Hearing Loss and Apolipoprotein E ε4 Allele on Alzheimer's Disease Neurodegeneration.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology - 1 Jan 2021
Neff Ryan M, Jicha Gregory, Hawk Gregory S, Bush Matthew L, McNulty Beth
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hearing loss (HL) and apolipoprotein E ε4 (ApoE4) allele are both dementia risk factors. No research has investigated the association of these variables regarding dementia, specifically Alzheimer's disease. Our goal was to evaluate HL and ApoE4 allele positivity toward degree of Alzheimer's neurodegeneration. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective. SETTING: Academic. PATIENTS: Alzheimer's neuropathology obtained...
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