APOE4 genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease associated with increased risk of subclinical atherosclerosis

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Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares in Madrid have found that one of the most potent genetic risk factors for Alzheimer disease, apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4), is also associated with an increased risk of developing subclinical atherosclerosis in middle age.