The APOE region or locus is a segment of DNA with several genes in close apposition, including APOE. Its boundaries are not strictly defined, spanning a stretch between 0.2 and 10 Mb long. In 5’ to 3’ ...
The study, published in Nature Medicine, also concludes that those individuals homozygous for APOE4 also develop the disease earlier than those with other variants of the APOE gene. These findings ...
The strongest influence of cardiovascular risk and obesity on reduced brain volume is seen between 55 and 64 years of age in men and between 65 and 74 years in women.