APOE-ε4等位基与认知功能之间的关联是由阿尔茨海默病的病理介导的:在混合样本中进行基于人口的尸体解剖研究

Regina Silva Paradela1, Alberto Fernando Oliveira Justo2, Vítor Ribeiro Paes3

  • 1Division of Geriatrics, University of São Paulo Medical School, 455 Doutor Arnaldo Avenue, room 1355, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. reginaps@usp.br.

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概括

阿尔茨海默病的主要遗传风险因素,阿波利波蛋白E ε4基因 (APOE-ε4),通过阿尔茨海默病的病理学影响认知. 在一个混合的尸检研究中,其他大脑疾病并没有调解这种关联.

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