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SPECT and MRI analysis in Alzheimer's disease: relation to apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 allele.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Jun 1996
Lehtovirta M, Soininen H, Laakso M P, Partanen K, Helisalmi S, Mannermaa A, Ryynänen M, Kuikka J, Hartikainen P, Riekkinen P J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The epsilon 4 allele of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a risk factor for late onset Alzheimer's disease. ApoE is present in senile plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and cerebrovascular amyloid, and it is implicated in synaptogenesis. The effect of ApoE polymorphism on the volumes of hippocampus, amygdala, and frontal lobe was studied. The hypothesis was that the patients with Alzheimer's disease carrying...
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