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Association between the APOE genotype and psychopathologic symptoms in Alzheimer's disease.
Neurology - 23 Apr 2002
Scarmeas N, Brandt J, Albert M, Devanand D P, Marder K, Bell K, Ciappa A, Tycko B, Stern Y
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BACKGROUND: Psychiatric symptoms occur frequently in the course of AD, are a frequent contributor to institutionalization, predict cognitive decline and death, and often require treatment with psychotropic medications. Previous studies investigating the association between APOE genotype and psychiatric symptomatology in AD have reported contradictory results. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether APOE genotype predicts...
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