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Evidence for an interaction between apolipoprotein E genotype, gender, and Alzheimer disease.
Alzheimer disease and associated disorders - 1 Jan 2000
Bretsky P M, Buckwalter J G, Seeman T E, Miller C A, Poirier J, Schellenberg G D, Finch C E, Henderson V W
Abstract excerpt
Carriers of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon4 allele show significantly higher risk of Alzheimer disease (AD). The aim of this present study was to test the hypothesis that a significant interaction exists between APOE genotype and gender on AD. Interactions of epsilon4 by gender, although indicated in the literature, require further verification. A total of 195 past or current control or AD participants in an...
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