Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 6, Issue 5 , Pages 394-403 , September 2010

White matter is altered with parental family history of Alzheimer's disease

  • Barbara B. Bendlin

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Research Educational and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Michele L. Ries

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Elisa Canu

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Research Educational and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Aparna Sodhi

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Research Educational and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Mariana Lazar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Andrew L. Alexander

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, Madison, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Cynthia M. Carlsson

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Research Educational and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Mark A. Sager

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Research Educational and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Sanjay Asthana

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Research Educational and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Sterling C. Johnson

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Research Educational and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 608-256-1901; Fax: 608-280-7165.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2009.11.003

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 6, Issue 5 , Pages 394-403 , September 2010

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