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The relationship of APOE genotype to cognitive functioning in older African-American and Caucasian community residents.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - 1 Sept 2001
Fillenbaum G G, Landerman L R, Blazer D G, Saunders A M, Harris T B, Launer L J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether cognitive decline associated with the apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon4 allele is different in older African Americans than it is in Caucasians. DESIGN: Performance on a brief screen of cognitive functioning was examined at baseline (N = 1,891) and 4 years later (N = 1,389) to determine the extent to which the presence of APOE epsilon4 affected level of and change in performance,...
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