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The Impact of Apolipoprotein E (APOE) Epigenetics on Aging and Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease
15 Dec 2023
Abstract excerpt
Sporadic Alzheimer’s disease (AD) derives from an interplay among environmental factors and genetic variants, while epigenetic modifications have been expected to affect the onset and progression of its complex etiopathology. Carriers of one copy of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) ε4 allele have a 4-fold increased AD risk, while APOE ε4/ε4-carriers have a 12-fold increased risk of developing AD in comparison...
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