Women and the risk of Alzheimer's disease

Women and the risk of Alzheimer's disease

Purpose of the reviewThis review will elucidate reasons to explain why women may be at greater risk for Alzheimer's disease.Recent findingsPotential mechanisms to explain sex and gender differences in Alzheimer dementia include: differences in risk associated with the apolipoprotein E 4 allele;...

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Main Author:	Mary A. O’Neal
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:	Frontiers in Global Women's Health
Subjects:	women Alzheimer’s disease—AD sex risk factor gender
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgwh.2023.1324522/full

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