Apolipoprotein E is not related to memory abilities at 70 years of age

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-14

  Luciano, Michelle ^a   Gow, Alan J ^a   Taylor, Michelle D ^a   Hayward, Caroline ^b   Harris, Sarah E ^a   Campbell, Harry ^a   Porteous, David J ^a   Starr, John M ^a   Visscher, Peter M ^c   Deary, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

APOE; Cognition; Cognitive ageing; Genetic association; Memory

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; GENOMIC DNA;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DNA ISOLATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SPATIAL MEMORY; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CHILD; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DNA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; LOGIC; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPEECH;

EID: 57949098580     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-008-9236-x     Document Type: Article

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