551-03-005 / 551-03-005 ISMRM Abstract

Late-Life Emergence of APOE ε4 Effects on Choroid Plexus Volume and DTI-ALPS Index: A UK Biobank Study of 38,152 Participants

Primary: Neuro - Neurofluids

Secondary: Neuro - Aging

551-03-005 · Advanced MRI Biomarkers of Brain Aging, Vascular Health, and Alzheimer’s Disease · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:00 PM–5:36 PM · Power Pitch Theatre 1

Keywords: Aging Choroid plexus DTI-ALPS APOE4 UK Biobank

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Yuichi Morita ^1,2,3, Koji Kamagata¹, Rui Zou¹, Kaito Takabayashi¹, Takafumi Kitagawa¹, Yuya Tanaka^1,2, Moto Nakaya^2,4, Akifumi Hagiwara^1,2, Noriko Sato³, Christina Andica^1,5, Junko Kikuta¹, Akashi Toshiaki¹, Akihiko Wada¹, Osamu Abe², Shigeki Aoki^1,5

¹Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

²Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

³Department of Radiology, National Centre Hospital, National Centre of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan

⁴University of California, Berkeley, United States of America

⁵Juntendo University Faculty of Health Data Science, Chiba, Japan

Presenting Author: Yuichi Morita

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