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Potential Modifying Effect of the APOEε4 Allele on Age of Onset and Clinical Manifestations in Patients with Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease with and without a Pathogenic Variant in PSEN1 in a Sample of the Mexican Population.
International journal of molecular sciences - 28 Oct 2023
Valdez-Gaxiola César A, Maciel-Cruz Eric Jonathan, Hernández-Peña Rubiceli, Dumois-Petersen Sofía, Rosales-Leycegui Frida, Gallegos-Arreola Martha Patricia, Moreno-Ortiz José Miguel, Figuera Luis E
Abstract excerpt
In Alzheimer's disease (AD), the age of onset (AoO) exhibits considerable variability, spanning from 40 to 90 years. Specifically, individuals diagnosed with AD and exhibiting symptoms prior to the age of 65 are typically classified as early onset (EOAD) cases. Notably, the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele represents the most extensively studied genetic risk factor associated with AD. We clinically characterized...
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