Longitudinal Modeling of Age-Related Memory Decline and theAPOEε4 Effect
Author(s) -
Richard J. Caselli,
Amylou C. Dueck,
David Osborne,
Marwan N. Sabbagh,
Donald J. Connor,
Geoffrey L. Ahern,
Leslie C. Baxter,
Steven Z. Rapcsak,
Jiong Shi,
Bryan K. Woodruff,
Dona E.C. Locke,
Charlene HoffmanSnyder,
Gene E. Alexander,
Rosa Rademakers,
Eric M. Reiman
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0809437
Subject(s) - apolipoprotein e , allele , medicine , cognitive decline , dementia , longitudinal study , neuropsychology , age of onset , endocrinology , psychology , cognition , disease , psychiatry , genetics , pathology , biology , gene
The APOE epsilon4 allele is associated with the risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease. The age at which memory decline diverges among persons who are homozygous for the APOE epsilon4 allele, those who are heterozygous for the allele, and noncarriers is unknown.
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