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Is ApoE gene a risk factor for vascular dementia in Han Chinese?
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Feb 2001
Yang J, Feng G, Zhang J, Hui Z, Breen G, St Clair D, He L
Abstract excerpt
We have compared the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) genotypes of Han Chinese with late-onset sporadic Alzheimer's disease (LOAD, n=191), and vascular dementia (VaD, n=124) to controls (n=218) with a similar age distribution. The frequency of ApoE epsilon4 allele in the LOAD group was significantly higher than that in the control group (30.1% versus 10.55%, p<10-7). The risk rate of LOAD was 3.5 times higher for carriers...
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