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Newest in this topic

  1. Abnormal brain cholesterol homeostasis in Alzheimer's disease-a targeted metabolomic and transcriptomic study 2021-06-01
  2. The diagnostic value of FDG and amyloid PET in Alzheimer's disease-A systematic review 2017-07-20

Studies

2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2017 to 2021

Top journals

  • European journal of radiology 1
  • NPJ aging and mechanisms of disease 1

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  1. Abnormal brain cholesterol homeostasis in Alzheimer's disease-a targeted metabolomic and transcriptomic study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. NPJ aging and mechanisms of disease 2021-06-01 Genetics

    The role of brain cholesterol metabolism in Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains unclear.

  2. The diagnostic value of FDG and amyloid PET in Alzheimer's disease-A systematic review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. European journal of radiology 2017-07-20 Brain scans and imaging

    Both techniques have been shown to detect AD with high sensitivity and specificity compared to other neurodegenerative processes and cognitively normal age-matched individuals.

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