Article
Butyrylcholinesterase K variant and cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
Stroke - 1 Dec 1998
Yamada M, Sodeyama N, Itoh Y, Suematsu N, Otomo E, Matsushita M, Mizusawa H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cholinesterases are found histochemically in the vessels affected with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). A gene for the K variant of butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE-K) may be associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). In search of genetic risk factors for CAA, we in...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Alzheimer Disease
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Apolipoproteins E
- Butyrylcholinesterase
- Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Isoenzymes
- Middle Aged