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The apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele and the response to tacrine therapy in Alzheimer's disease.
European journal of neurology - 1 May 2000
Rigaud A S, Traykov L, Caputo L, Guelfi M C, Latour F, Couderc R, Moulin F, de Rotrou J, Forette F, Boller F
Abstract excerpt
The objective of our study was to evaluate the effects of the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) phenotype and gender on the response to tacrine treatment in Alzheimer's disease (AD). ApoE phenotyping was performed on 76 patients treated with tacrine for AD. This group comprised 33 ApoE epsilon4 allele carriers (epsilon4+) and 43 non-epsilon4 carriers (epsilon4-). Patients were treated blindly in relation to the ApoE...
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