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Apolipoprotein E in Guamanian amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism-dementia complex: genotype analysis and relationships to neuropathological changes.
Acta neuropathologica - 1 Jan 1996
Buée L, Pérez-Tur J, Leveugle B, Buée-Scherrer V, Mufson E J, Loerzel A J, Chartier-Harlin M C, Perl D P, Delacourte A, Hof P R
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E (Apo E) has been recently identified within amyloid deposits and neurofibrillary tangles in the brains of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. A strong association of the Apo E epsilon 4 allele with higher risk of developing AD has also been reported. In the present study, the distribution of Apo E and the possible relationship between Apo E alleles and neuropathological alterations were analyzed...
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