Apolipoprotein abnormalities in dementia.
The serum levels of apolipoprotein B, C-II and the ratio of apolipoprotein B/A-I were found to be significantly higher in multiinfarct dementia than in dementia of the Alzheimer type. The high serum levels of apolipoprotein B, C-II and the high ratio of apolipoprotein B/A-I may cause multiinfarct dementia. The large difference between the groups suggests that the serum levels of apolipoprotein B, C-II and the ratio of apolipoprotein B/A-I may be useful in differential diagnosis of these two kinds of dementia.
Urakami
K
K
Institute of Neurological Sciences, Tottori University School of Medicine, Japan.
Takahashi
K
K
Adachi
Y
Y
Awaki
E
E
Mura
T
T
Ikawa
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S
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D015161:Dementia, Multi-Infarct / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D001053:Apolipoproteins