The prevalence of apoE-ε4 in Alzheimer's disease is age dependent

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-106

  Frisoni, Giovanni B ^a  

^a GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; AGE; ALLELE; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031597583     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.65.1.103     Document Type: Article

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