Distributions of ACE and APOE polymorphisms and their relations with dementia status in Korean centenarians

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 227-231

  Choi, Yoon Ho ^a   Kim, Ji Hae ^a   Kim, Doh Kwan ^a   Kim, Jong Won ^a   Kim, Duk Kyung ^a   Lee, Mee Sook ^b   Kim, Cheol Ho ^c   Park, Sang Chul ^c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hannam University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037340073     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/58.3.m227     Document Type: Article

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