Interaction of APOE4 alleles and PET tau imaging in former contact sport athletes

Interaction of APOE4 alleles and PET tau imaging in former contact sport athletes

Background: Genetic polymorphisms like apolipoprotein E (APOE) and microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) genes increase the risk of neurodegeneration. Methods: 38 former players (age 52.63±14.02) of contact sports underwent neuroimaging, biofluid collection, and comprehensive neuropsychological...

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Main Authors: Anna Vasilevskaya, Foad Taghdiri, Charles Burke, Apameh Tarazi, Seyed Ali Naeimi, Mozghan Khodadadi, Ruma Goswami, Christine Sato, Mark Grinberg, Danielle Moreno, Richard Wennberg, David Mikulis, Robin Green, Brenda Colella, Karen D. Davis, Pablo Rusjan, Sylvain Houle, Charles Tator, Ekaterina Rogaeva, Maria C. Tartaglia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:NeuroImage: Clinical
Subjects:
Concussion
Apoe4
Positron emission tomography
Tau
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158220300498

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