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Association of APOE epsilon2/epsilon3/epsilon4 and promoter gene variants with dementia but not cardiovascular mortality in old age.
American journal of medical genetics - 22 Jan 2002
Heijmans Bastiaan T, Slagboom P Eline, Gussekloo Jacobijn, Droog Simone, Lagaay A Margot, Kluft Cornelis, Knook Dick L, Westendorp Rudi G J
Abstract excerpt
The common apolipoprotein E (APOE) alleles epsilon2, epsilon3, and epsilon4 are associated with the risk of dementia and cardiovascular disease. Recently, two functional variants (- 219G/T and -491A/T) were identified in the promoter of the APOE gene that enable a further characterization of the...
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