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Gene dose effect of the APOE-epsilon4 allele on plasma HDL cholesterol level in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Jan 2000
Hoshino Tomoko, Kamino Kouzin, Matsumoto Masayuki
Abstract excerpt
It has been reported that decreased serum high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level is related with severity of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here, 82 patients with AD and 40 non-demented individuals were examined to determine how the APOE-epsilon4 allele modifies plasma cholesterol fractions. In adjusting for age, sex and plasma albumin level, plasma HDL cholesterol level was inversely correlated with the...
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