Association of APOE genetic polymorphism with cognitive function and suicide history in geriatric depression

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 334-338

  Hwang, Jen Ping ^a,b   Yang, Chen Hong ^a,b   Hong, Chen Jee ^a,b   Lirng, Jiing Feng ^a,b   Yang, Ya Min ^a   Tsai, Shih Jen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age of onset, geriatric depression; Apolipoprotein E; Cognition, geriatric depression; Depression, geriatric; Suicide, geriatric depression

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

AGED; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; COGNITION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DNA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

EID: 33750447645     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095599     Document Type: Article

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