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A longitudinal study of apolipoprotein-E genotype and depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry - 1 Jan 2000
Mauricio M, O'Hara R, Yesavage J A, Friedman L, Kraemer H C, Van De Water M, Murphy G M
Abstract excerpt
The Apolipoprotein-E (APOE) epsilon 4 allele is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cognitive decline in older adults. Depression may also be a risk factor for dementia, and depression is important in the differential diagnosis of dementia. The authors performed a 5-year longitudinal study of APOE genotype and change in Geriatric Depression Scale scores in 113 community-dwelling older adults. No...
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