In an epidemiological sample the apolipoprotein E4 allele is associated to dementia and loss of memory function only in the very old

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-32

  Gessner R ^a   Reischies, F M ^b   Kage, A ^a   Geiselmann, B ^b   Borchelt, M ^a   Steinhagen Thiessen, E ^a   Kottgen E ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E; Dementia; Genotype; Neuropsychological tests; Old age; Population based sample; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

AGED; ALLELISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DNA POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS;

EID: 0342711251     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)13334-1     Document Type: Article

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