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APOE genotype and gender effects on Alzheimer disease in 100 adults with Down syndrome.
Neurology - 22 Jul 1999
Lai F, Kammann E, Rebeck G W, Anderson A, Chen Y, Nixon R A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alzheimer disease (AD) neuropathology is present in Down syndrome (DS) after age 35, but dementia onset varies from ages 40 to 70 years. Because of small sample sizes and nonuniform determination of dementia, previous studies produced differing results on the influence of APOE subtypes on AD in DS. OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of the APOE genotype and gender on development of AD in adults...
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