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A cross-ethnic analysis of risk factors for AD in white Hispanics and white non-Hispanics.
Neurology - 1 Feb 1999
Harwood D G, Barker W W, Loewenstein D A, Ownby R L, St George-Hyslop P, Mullan M, Duara R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of AD appears to vary widely in different ethnic groups. Certain risk factors for AD are well established for the general population, but there is little information regarding the relevance of these risk factors in specific ethnic groups. OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the risk of AD associated with the APOE-epsilon4 allele, the APOE-epsilon2 allele, smoking, alcohol consumption,...
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