Event-Related Potential Changes in Groups at Increased Risk for Alzheimer Disease

Abstract
INDIVIDUALS WHO have a family history (FH) of Alzheimer disease (AD) or who carry the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ϵ4 allele (E4+) are at increased risk for AD.1-7 For blood relatives of patients with AD, the risk of developing the disease approaches 50% after the age of 85 years.1,2 The APOE ϵ4 allele is a major risk factor for both late-onset familial and sporadic AD.4-7 Greater APOE ϵ4 allele dose (carrying 2 ϵ4 alleles rather than 1) is associated with both increased risk and earlier disease onset.4,7

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