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Does apolipoprotein E influence learning and memory in the nondemented oldest old?
International psychogeriatrics - 1 Dec 2001
Salo A, Ylikoski R, Verkkoniemi A, Polvikoski T, Juva K, Rastas S, Kontula K, Kainulainen K, Niinistö L, Notkola I L, Sulkava R
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship of the apolipoprotein E (apoE) epsilon4 and epsilon2 alleles to learning and memory performances in the nondemented oldest old. Forty-six nondemented persons aged 85 years or over from a randomly selected group of 128 subjects in Vantaa, Finland, were studied. ApoE genotyping was performed using the minisequencing technique. A structured clinical...
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