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APOE epsilon4 does not predict mortality, cognitive decline, or dementia in the oldest old.
Neurology - 25 Jan 2000
Juva K, Verkkoniemi A, Viramo P, Polvikoski T, Kainulainen K, Kontula K, Sulkava R
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of the epsilon 4 allele on cognitive decline in the oldest old. METHODS: We studied all 601 citizens of the city of Vantaa age 85 years and older in 1991. A total of 553 subjects (92%) took part in the study, which used the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and assessment of dementia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, third ed., revised...
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