The APOE ε4 allele in relation to brain white-matter microstructure in adulthood and aging

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 263-267

  Nyberg, Lars ^a   Salami, Alireza ^a,b,c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c AGING RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ApoE; Brain; DTI; White matter

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4;

AGED; AGING; ALLELE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALLELES; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84901252724     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12099     Document Type: Article

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