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Association of APOE ε4 Status With Long-term Declines in Odor Sensitivity, Odor Identification, and Cognition in Older US Adults.
Neurology - 26 Sept 2023
GoodSmith Matthew S, Wroblewski Kristen E, Schumm L Philip, McClintock Martha K, Pinto Jayant M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The APOE ε4 allele confers susceptibility to faster decline in odor identification and subsequently to Alzheimer disease (AD). Odor identification requires recognizing and naming odors and detecting them (odor sensitivity). Whether APOE ε4 is associated with decline of odor sensitivity and whether such decline serves as a harbinger of cognitive decline and AD remains unclear. We...
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