Wednesday 9 April 2014

Pathologic Changes Associated With AD Not Apparent in Adolescents Carrying Genetic Risk Factors

Two studies indicate that some of the pathologic changes associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in older individuals are not apparent in young people who carry the apolipoprotein (APOE) genetic risk factor for developing AD. The studies were published in the iJournal of Alzheimer's Disease/i. In the first study, no differences were found in hippocampal volume or asymmetry between cognitively normal adolescent carriers and non-carriers of the ApoE (and) #603;4 ...

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