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Neuropsychological function and apolipoprotein E genotype in the preclinical detection of Alzheimer's disease.
Psychology and aging - 1 Jun 1999
Bondi M W, Salmon D P, Galasko D, Thomas R G, Thal L J
Abstract excerpt
Nondemented older adults genotyped for the Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) epsilon4 allele (n = 43) were neuropsychologically compared to participants without a copy of the epsilon4 allele (n = 90). At baseline, the groups did not differ on age, education, gender, or global cognitive status. ApoE-epsilon4 participants demonstrated significantly poorer mean performances on delayed recall, but no significant group...
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