Apolipoprotein E ε4 allele is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease: The central region of Portugal (Coimbra) as a case study

European Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 183-184

  Fernandes, M A S ^a   Oliveira, C R ^b   Oliveira, L M V ^b   Nogueira, A J A ^b   Santiago, B ^b   Santana, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOZYGOTE; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PORTUGAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032589726     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000008098     Document Type: Article

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