Article
Association between apolipoprotein E genotype and Alzheimer disease in African American subjects.
Archives of neurology - 1 Apr 2002
Graff-Radford Neill R, Green Robert C, Go Rodney C P, Hutton Michael L, Edeki Timi, Bachman David, Adamson Jennifer L, Griffith Patrick, Willis Floyd B, Williams Mary, Hipps Yvonne, Haines Jonathan L, Cupples L Adrienne, Farrer Lindsay A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The association between Alzheimer disease (AD) and genotypes at the apolipoprotein E (APOE) locus has been confirmed in numerous populations worldwide, but appears to be inconsistent in African American subjects. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between APOE genotypes and AD...
Topics
- Black or African American
- Age Distribution
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Alzheimer Disease
- Apolipoproteins E
- Black People
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Odds Ratio