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Influence of apolipoprotein E genotype on cerebral amyloid angiopathy in the elderly.
Stroke - 1 Feb 1996
Itoh Y, Yamada M, Suematsu N, Matsushita M, Otomo E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The inheritance of the epsilon 4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) is associated with increased risk of developing dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT). We have investigated whether the APOE genotype influences the severity of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) in elderly individuals with or without DAT. METHODS: From a consecutive autopsy series, we studied 88 patients (85.2 +/-...
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