Are genetic factors important in the aetiology of leukoaraiosis? Results from a memory clinic population.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199809)13:9<585::aid-gps825>3.0.co;2-0

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Are genetic factors important in the aetiology of leukoaraiosis? Results from a memory clinic population.

International journal of geriatric psychiatry - 1 Sept 1998

Amar K, MacGowan S, Wilcock G, Lewis T, Scott M

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OBJECTIVE: To discover whether polymorphism in either the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) or angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) genes is associated with leukoaraiosis, white matter lesions visible on neuroimaging of the brain, which is commonly seen in dementia as well as some normal elderly subjects. D...

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Apolipoproteins E
Brain
Brain Diseases
Cerebral Infarction
Genotype
Humans
Memory Disorders
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Polymorphism, Genetic

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