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Abstract #4318

Apolipoprotein E ε4 genotype is associated with the changes in cortical thickness and CSF biomarkers in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimers disease

Santosh K. Yadav 1 , Anup Singh 2,3 , Arshi Rizwan 4 , Christos Davatzikos 5 , Elias R. Melhem 6 , Deepak Kaura 1 , Ena Wang 1 , Francesco M. Marincola 1 , and Mohammad Haris 1,2

1 Research Branch, Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha, Qatar, 2 Radiology, Center for Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3 Center for Biomedical Engineering, Indian institute of Technology, New Delhi, India, 4 All India Institute of Medical sciences, New Delhi, India, 5 Section of Biomedical Image Analysis, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 6 Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, MD, United States

ApoE ε4 allele has been identified as a major risk factor for Alzheimers disease (AD). In the current study, reduced cortical thickness in various brain's regions was observed in mild cognitive (MCI) impairment and Alzheimers disease (AD), when compared with controls. MCI and AD with ApoE ε4 carriers showed greater reduction in cortical thicknesses than non-carriers. The pathological mechanisms contributing to reduced cortical thicknesses likely include loss of neurons and other supporting cells.

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