Neuropsychological function and apolipoprotein E genotype in the preclinical detection of Alzheimer's disease.

doi:10.1037//0882-7974.14.2.295

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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

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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-epsilon...

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Aged
Alzheimer Disease
Apolipoprotein E4
Apolipoproteins E
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Memory Disorders
Neuropsychological Tests
Proportional Hazards Models
Risk

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