Elijah Mak, Maria-Eleni Dounavi, Grégory Operto, Elina T Ziukelis, Peter Simon Jones, Audrey Low, Peter Swann, Coco Newton, Graciela Muniz Terrera, Paresh Malhotra, Ivan Koychev, Carles Falcon, Clare Mackay, Brian Lawlor, Lorina Naci, Katie Wells, Craig Ritchie, Karen Ritchie, Li Su, Juan Domingo Gispert, John T O'Brien
The apolipoprotein E ɛ4 allele is the primary genetic risk factor for the sporadic type of Alzheimer's disease. However, the mechanisms by which apolipoprotein E ɛ4 are associated with neurodegeneration are still poorly understood. We applied the Neurite Orientation Dispersion Model to characterize the effects of apolipoprotein ɛ4 and its interactions with age and education on cortical microstructure in cognitively normal individuals. Data from 1954 participants were included from the PREVENT-Dementia and ALFA (ALzheimer and FAmilies) studies (mean age = 57, 1197 non-carriers and 757 apolipoprotein E ɛ4 carriers)...
2024: Brain communications