APOE ε2-ε4 genotype is a possible risk factor for primary progressive aphasia [6]

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 436-437

  Acciarri, Adele ^a   Masullo, Carlo ^a   Bizzarro, Alessandra ^a   Valenza, Alessandro ^a   Quaranta, Davide ^a   Marra, Camillo ^a   Tiziano, Francesco D ^a   Brahe, Christina ^a   Seripa, Davide ^b   Matera, Maria G ^b   Fazio, Vito M ^c   Gainotti, Guido ^a   Daniele, Antonio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E2; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; LETTER; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; AGED; ALLELE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; ALLELES; APHASIA, PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 32044469669     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.20780     Document Type: Letter

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