Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer’s Disease

Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer’s Disease
ISBN-10
3642801099
ISBN-13
9783642801099
Category
Medical
Pages
188
Language
English
Published
2012-12-06
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
A.D. Roses, K.H. Weisgraber, Y. Christen

Description

There is now considerable genetic evidence that the type 4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene is a major susceptibility factor associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease, the common form of the disease defined as starting after sixty years of age. The role of apolipoprotein E in normal brain metabolism and in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease are new and exciting avenues of research. This book, written by the most outstanding scientists in this new filed, is the first presentation of results concerning the implications of apolipoprotein E on the genetics, cell biology, neuropathology, biochemistry, and therapeutic management of Alzheimer's disease.

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