Article
Prospective study of risk factors for Alzheimer's disease: results at 7.5 years.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Jan 1999
Zubenko G S, Winwood E, Jacobs B, Teply I, Stiffler J S, Hughes H B, Huff F J, Sunderland T, Martinez A J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The primary goal of this study was to evaluate increased platelet membrane fluidity as a putative risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and its relationship to the APOE epsilon4 genotype. METHOD: This report describes the results of a prospective, longitudinal study of 330 initially asym...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Age of Onset
- Aged
- Alzheimer Disease
- Apolipoproteins E
- Blood Platelets
- Cell Membrane
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Membrane Fluidity
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors