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Reduced rapid eye movement sleep in late middle-aged and older apolipoprotein E ɛ4 allele carriers.
Sleep - 11 Jul 2024
André Claire, Martineau-Dussault Marie-Ève, Baril Andrée-Ann, Marchi Nicola Andrea, Daneault Véronique, Lorrain Dominique, Hudon Carol, Bastien Célyne H, Petit Dominique, Thompson Cynthia, Poirier Judes, Montplaisir Jacques, Gosselin Nadia, Carrier Julie
Abstract excerpt
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Apolipoprotein E ɛ4 (APOE4) is the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). In addition, APOE4 carriers may exhibit sleep disturbances, but conflicting results have been reported, such that there is no clear consensus regarding which aspects of sleep are impacted. Our objective was to compare objective sleep architecture between APOE4 carriers and non-carriers, and to...
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