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Beneficial Effect of Societal Factors on APOE-ε2 and ε4 Carriers' Brain Health: A Systematic Review.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Feb 2024
Aravena José M, Lee Jakyung, Schwartz Anna E, Nyhan Kate, Wang Shi-Yi, Levy Becca R
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BACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein-E (APOE) ε4 and ε2 are the most prevalent risk-increasing and risk-reducing genetic predictors of Alzheimer's disease, respectively. However, the extent to which societal factors can reduce the harmful impact of APOE-ε4 and enhance the beneficial impact of APOE-ε2 on brain health has not yet been examined systematically. METHODS: To fill this gap, we conducted a systematic review...
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