Education Moderates the Relation Between APOE ɛ4 and Memory in Nondemented Non-Hispanic Black Older Adults
Author(s) -
Jet M. J. Vonk,
Miguel Arce Rentería,
Valerie Medina,
Margaret A. PericakVance,
Goldie S. Byrd,
Jonathan L. Haines,
Adam M. Brickman,
Jennifer J. Manly
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of alzheimer s disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.677
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1875-8908
pISSN - 1387-2877
DOI - 10.3233/jad-190415
Subject(s) - psychology , relation (database) , developmental psychology , gerontology , medicine , computer science , database
The APOEɛ4 allele is a well-known risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Previous research argues that higher education helps to preserve cognition in older adults with AD pathology because of its key role in cognitive reserve and resilience.
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