Sex differences in Alzheimer disease—the gateway to precision medicine

MT Ferretti, MF Iulita, E Cavedo, PA Chiesa… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is characterized by wide heterogeneity in cognitive and behavioural
syndromes, risk factors and pathophysiological mechanisms. Addressing this phenotypic …

Understanding the impact of sex and gender in Alzheimer's disease: a call to action

RA Nebel, NT Aggarwal, LL Barnes, A Gallagher… - Alzheimer's & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Precision medicine methodologies and approaches have advanced our
understanding of the clinical presentation, development, progression, and management of …

APOE4 disrupts intracellular lipid homeostasis in human iPSC-derived glia

G Sienski, P Narayan, JM Bonner, N Kory… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
The E4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) has been established as a genetic risk
factor for many diseases including cardiovascular diseases and Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Clinical epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease: assessing sex and gender differences

MM Mielke, P Vemuri, WA Rocca - Clinical epidemiology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
With the aging of the population, the burden of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is rapidly
expanding. More than 5 million people in the US alone are affected with AD and this number …

Sex modifies the APOE‐related risk of develo** Alzheimer disease

A Altmann, L Tian, VW Henderson… - Annals of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The APOE4 allele is the strongest genetic risk factor for sporadic Alzheimer
disease (AD). Case–control studies suggest the APOE4 link to AD is stronger in women. We …

Age, APOE and sex: triad of risk of Alzheimer's disease

BC Riedel, PM Thompson, RD Brinton - The Journal of steroid biochemistry …, 2016 - Elsevier
Age, apolipoprotein E ε4 (APOE) and chromosomal sex are well-established risk factors for
late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD; AD). Over 60% of persons with AD harbor at least …

ApoE4: an emerging therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

M Safieh, AD Korczyn, DM Michaelson - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background The growing body of evidence indicating the heterogeneity of Alzheimer's
disease (AD), coupled with disappointing clinical studies directed at a fit-for-all therapy …

Sex and the development of Alzheimer's disease

CJ Pike - Journal of neuroscience research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Men and women exhibit differences in the development and progression of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). The factors underlying the sex differences in AD are not well understood. This …

Alzheimer's disease genetics: from the bench to the clinic

CM Karch, C Cruchaga, AM Goate - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a clinically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disease with a
strong genetic component. Several genes have been associated with AD risk for nearly 20 …

The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative: a review of papers published since its inception

MW Weiner, DP Veitch, PS Aisen, LA Beckett… - Alzheimer's & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) is an ongoing,
longitudinal, multicenter study designed to develop clinical, imaging, genetic, and …