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Prevalence of ApoE Alleles in a Spanish Population of Patients with a Clinical Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease: An Observational Case-Control Study.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 25 Nov 2024
Bello-Corral Laura, Seco-Calvo Jesús, Molina Fresno Angela, González Ana Isabel, Llorente Ana, Fernández-Lázaro Diego, Sánchez-Valdeón Leticia
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Background and Objectives: Alzheimer's dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects memory abilities due to genetic and environmental factors. A well-known gene that influences the risk of Alzheimer's disease is the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene. The APOE gene is involved in the production of a protein that helps transport cholesterol and other types of fat in the bloodstream. Problems in this...
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