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Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is defined by beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta) depositions in cerebral vessels and is associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The relationship between sporadic CAA and AD, and the origin of Abeta in CAA are poorly understood. The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between CAA and AD. Autopsy brains (n=113, 61.1% female, 55.8% clinically demented, age range 54-102 years, mean +/- SE 83.5+/-0.93 years) underwent standardized neuropathological assessment. CAA was evaluated in frontal, frontobasal, hippocampal, and occipital regions. Using immunohistochemistry, the severity of Abeta deposition in vessels was assessed semiquantitatively for each region separately. Evaluation of APOE genotype in 53 cases using real-time PCR showed significant correlations with severe AD pathology and CAA. CAA was present in 77 cases (68.1%), with the occipital region being affected significantly more often and more severely than other regions (P
Author(s): Attems J, Jellinger KA, Lintner F
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Acta Neuropathologica
Year: 2005
Volume: 110
Issue: 3
Pages: 222-231
ISSN (print): 0001-6322
ISSN (electronic): 1432-0533
Publisher: Springer
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00401-005-1064-y
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-005-1064-y
Notes: Attems, Johannes Jellinger, Kurt A Lintner, Felix Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Germany Acta neuropathologica Acta Neuropathol. 2005 Sep;110(3):222-31. Epub 2005 Aug 25.
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