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Relation of Apo E and ACE genes to cognitive performance in chronic alcoholic patients.
Addiction biology - 1 Apr 2002
Bartrés-Faz D, Clemente I C, Monràs M, Muñoz M, López-Alomar A, Valveny N, Moral P, Gual A, Sánchez-Turet M, Guardia J, Junqué C
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 and ACE genes have been related to several conditions involving cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer's disease, normal ageing and cerebrovascular disease. However, it has not been established whether their genotypes are associated with alcoholism or its cognitive functioning. Genotypic distributions of 140 chronic alcoholic patients were compared with a non-alcoholic sample, and the...
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