Selective familiarity deficits in otherwise cognitively intact aging individuals with genetic risk for Alzheimers disease

摘要

IntroductionFamiliarity has been associated with integrity of the rhinal cortex. Thus, impairment in familiarity is expected in very early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele is a major risk factor for AD. Here, we investigated the effect of the APOE ε4 status on familiarity in cognitively normal aging individuals.