Article
Increased density of senile plaques (SP), but not neurofibrillary tangles (NFT), in non-demented individuals with the apolipoprotein E4 allele: comparison to confirmed Alzheimer's disease patients.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 1 Jun 1996
Sparks D L, Scheff S W, Liu H, Landers T, Danner F, Coyne C M, Hunsaker J C
Abstract excerpt
The apolipoprotein E genotype and cortical senile plaque (SP) and cortical and hippocampal neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) densities were determined in non-demented individuals and neuropathologically confirmed AD patients. The non-demented population was further subdivided according to presence or...
Topics
- Aged
- Aging
- Alleles
- Alzheimer Disease
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Apolipoproteins E
- Case-Control Studies
- Coronary Disease
- Double-Blind Method
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Neurofibrillary Tangles
