Risk factor for Alzheimer's disease breaks the blood-brain barrier. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • People who carry the gene variant APOE4 are at higher-than-average risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. It emerges that this variant is linked to defects in the blood—brain barrier and subsequent cognitive decline.

publication date

  • May 1, 2020

Research

keywords

  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Cognitive Dysfunction

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC8018585

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85084964805

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1038/d41586-020-01152-8

PubMed ID

  • 32350425

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 581

issue

  • 7806