Article
The effects of age, apolipoprotein E phenotype and gender on the concentration of amyloid-beta (A beta) 40, A beta 4242, apolipoprotein E and transthyretin in human cerebrospinal fluid.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Jul 1998
Kunicki S, Richardson J, Mehta P D, Kim K S, Zorychta E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To test whether the concentrations of amyloid-beta (A beta) 40, A beta 42, apolipoprotein E (apoE) and transthyretin in the CSF of normal individuals, are linked to three factors which modulate the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD): chronological age, gender, and the presence of the apo...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Aging
- Amyloid beta-Peptides
- Apolipoproteins E
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nervous System Diseases
- Peptide Fragments
- Prealbumin
- Protein Isoforms
- Sex Characteristics
