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Apolipoprotein E genotypes and cognitive functions in healthy elderly persons.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Jul 1999
Staehelin H B, Perrig-Chiello P, Mitrache C, Miserez A R, Perrig W J
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OBJECTIVES: We investigated whether apoE genotypes correlate with cognitive functions in clinically healthy persons. METHODS: In 1993 and 1995, we measured information processing speed, delayed free recall and semantic aspects of long-term memory in 227 men and 105 women aged 65 and over, a randomly selected subsample of the prospective Basel Study. Cardiovascular risk factors and education were assessed....
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