Posts by Stephanie Langella, PhD
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Higher Levels of Education Buffer Against Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer's Disease
Stephanie Langella, PhD, Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD, and colleagues show that among people who carry the presenilin 1 E280A mutation that causes autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease, cognitive decline is accelerated by the APOE e4 allele and delayed by the APOE e2 allele and higher levels of formal education.
Biography
Stephanie Langella, PhD, is a research fellow in the Multicultural Alzheimer's Prevention Program at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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