Women Have Higher Genetic Risk of Alzheimer’s

SOURCE:  Medpage Today

DATE:  June 15, 2012

EXCERPT: "A major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease -- the E4 variant of the apolipoprotein E ( APOE ) gene -- manifests itself more often in women than in men, researchers reported."   more

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Damoiseaux JS, Seeley WW, Zhou J, Shirer WR, Coppola G, Karydas A, Rosen HJ, Miller BL, Kramer JH, Greicius MD; for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Gender Modulates the APOE {varepsilon}4 Effect in Healthy Older Adults: Convergent Evidence from Functional Brain Connectivity and Spinal Fluid Tau Levels. J Neurosci. 2012 Jun 13;32(24):8254-8262.

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