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Apolipoprotein E genotype and progression of Alzheimer's disease: the Rotterdam Study.
Journal of neurology - 1 Apr 1999
Slooter A J, Houwing-Duistermaat J J, van Harskamp F, Cruts M, Van Broeckhoven C, Breteler M M, Hofman A, Stijnen T, van Duijn C M
Abstract excerpt
The APOE*4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but whether it also affects the course of the disease is controversial. However, all studies on this issue until now have been based on patients at various stages of disease. In the present population-based study, 97 patients were included at a similar stage, i.e., before the onset of symptoms, and followed for up to 5...
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