The role of heredity in late-onset Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia: A twin study

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 264-270

  Bergem, A L Mina ^a   Engedal, Knut ^b   Kringlen, Einar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

AGED; AGING; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; ONSET AGE;

EID: 0030893280     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830150090013     Document Type: Article

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