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ApoE genotype in relation to AD and cholesterol: a study of 2,326 Chinese adults.
Neurology - 22 Sept 1999
Liu H C, Hong C J, Wang S J, Fuh J L, Wang P N, Shyu H Y, Teng E L
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OBJECTIVE: To calculate the frequencies of apolipoprotein E (apoE) alleles in a large Chinese community sample and to compare the serum cholesterol levels of epsilon2, epsilon3, and epsilon4 carriers. BACKGROUND: In comparison with Western populations, a lower frequency of the apoE epsilon4 allele among the Chinese has been proposed as one factor for the lower prevalence of AD found in Chinese populations, but...
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