Gender effect on apolipoprotein E ε4 allele-associated risk for sporadic Alzheimer's disease

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 68-71

  Combarros, O ^a   Leno, C ^a   Oterino, A ^a   Berciano, J ^a   Fernandez Luna J L ^a   Fernandez Viadero C ^b   Pena N ^b   Miro J ^c   Delgado, M ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^b Geriatric Hospital Padre Menni   (Spain)

^c Community Health Center ^*  (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E; Risk factor; Sex

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4;

ADULT; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031984403     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb00611.x     Document Type: Article

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