Article
Apolipoprotein E among Korean Alzheimer's disease patients in community-dwelling and hospitalized elderly samples.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2002
Kim Jae-Min, Shin Il-Seon, Yoon Jin-Sang
Abstract excerpt
This study evaluated the association of the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele (epsilon4) with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and investigated the relationships of epsilon4 with clinical characteristics of AD in both community-dwelling and hospitalized Korean elderly populations. The apolipoprotein E genotypes were compared between a group of 52 community-dwelling patients with AD (C-AD), a group of 52 hospitalized...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alzheimer Disease
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Apolipoproteins E
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Hospitalization
- Humans
