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Joint effect of the APOE gene and midlife systolic blood pressure on late-life cognitive impairment: the Honolulu-Asia aging study.
Stroke - 1 Dec 2001
Peila R, White L R, Petrovich H, Masaki K, Ross G W, Havlik R J, Launer L J
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to explore the joint effect of the APOE epsilon4 allele and midlife systolic blood pressure (SBP) on the risk for poor cognitive function in late life. METHODS: The study includes 3605 surviving members of the cohort of the Japanese-American men followed prospectively over 26 years (1965-1991) as a part of the Honolulu Heart Program. In 1965 men were aged 45 to 68...
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