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Apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 allele and whole brain atrophy in late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Jun 1998
Yasuda M, Mori E, Kitagaki H, Yamashita H, Hirono N, Shimada K, Maeda K, Tanaka C
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OBJECTIVE: Diffuse brain atrophy is one of the gross pathological features of Alzheimer's disease and is a result of degenerative changes. The epsilon 4 allele of apolipoprotein E (APOE) is a risk factor or susceptibility gene in late-onset sporadic Alzheimer's disease and may influence the patho...
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