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APOEɛ4 Allele Moderates the Association Between Basal Forebrain Nuclei Volumes and Allocentric Navigation in Older Adults Without Dementia.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2022
Lerch Ondřej, Laczó Martina, Vyhnálek Martin, Nedelská Zuzana, Hort Jakub, Laczó Jan
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BACKGROUND: Cholinergic deficit and medial temporal lobe (MTL) atrophy are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) leading to early allocentric spatial navigation (aSN) impairment. APOEɛ4 allele (E4) is a major genetic risk factor for late-onset AD and contributes to cholinergic dysfunction. Basal forebrain (BF) nuclei, the major source of acetylcholine, project into multiple brain regions and, along with MTL and...
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