Ethnoracial differences in Alzheimer's disease from the FLorida Autopsied Multi-Ethnic (FLAME) cohort.

DISCUSSION: Despite a smaller sample size, Hispanics demonstrated longer disease duration with Alzheimer's disease, but not greater lifespan. Neuropathologic differences across ethnoracial groups supported differences in tau pathology distribution and coexisting hippocampal sclerosis, which may impact biomarker studies. PMID: 30792090 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Journal of Alzheimers Association - February 24, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Alzheimers Dement Source Type: research