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Cerebral small vessel disease in middle age and genetic predisposition to late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

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Stefaniak, James D 
Su, Li 
Sheikh-Bahaei, Nasim  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7029-7215
Wells, Katie 

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) and might contribute to the relationship between apolipoprotein E ε4 (APOE ε4) and LOAD, in older people. However, it is unclear whether CSVD begins in middle age in individuals genetically predisposed to LOAD. METHODS: We assessed the relationship between radiological markers of CSVD, white matter hyperintensities and microbleeds, and genetic predisposition to LOAD in a cross-sectional analysis of cognitively normal subjects aged 40-59 years recruited from the PREVENT Dementia study. RESULTS: Microbleed prevalence was 14.5%, and mean ± standard deviation white matter hyperintensity percentage of total brain volume was 0.41 ± 0.28%. There was no significant association between APOE ε4 carrier status or history of parental dementia and white matter hyperintensity volume (P = .713, .912 respectively) or microbleeds (P = .082, .562 respectively) on multiple regression. DISCUSSION: Genetic predisposition to LOAD, through APOE genotype or AD family history, is not associated with CSVD in middle age.

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Keywords

Cerebral microbleed, Cerebral small vessel disease, Dementia, MRI, Middle age, Risk factors, White matter hyperintensity, Adult, Alzheimer Disease, Apolipoprotein E4, Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Cross-Sectional Studies, Family Health, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Nonparametric, White Matter

Journal Title

Alzheimers Dement

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Journal ISSN

1552-5260
1552-5279

Volume Title

14

Publisher

Wiley
Sponsorship
Alzheimer's Society (via Imperial College London) (PG-2012-188 WM/3213221)
Alzheimer's Society (via Imperial College London) (PG-2012-188 WM/3213221)
Medical Research Council (MR/M009041/1)
Medical Research Council (MR/M024873/1)