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Apolipoprotein E genotype and deposits of Abeta40 and Abeta42 in Alzheimer disease.
Archives of neurology - 1 Jul 1998
McNamara M J, Gomez-Isla T, Hyman B T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the differential deposition of amyloid beta (Abeta) peptide isoforms Abeta40 and Abeta42 in the Alzheimer disease (AD) brain in relation to the apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype. BACKGROUND: The APOE epsilon4 genotype is an inherited risk factor for AD and is associated with increased deposition of Abeta protein in the cerebral cortex. Previous data from familial AD due to mutations in...
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