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Change in cognitive functioning associated with apoE genotype in a community sample of older adults.
Psychology and aging - 1 Jun 2002
Hofer Scott M, Christensen Helen, Mackinnon Andrew J, Korten Ailsa E, Jorm Anthony F, Henderson Alexander S, Easteal Simon
Abstract excerpt
The influence of a genetic risk factor, apolipoprotein E (apoE) epsilon4 variant, was assessed in older adults aged 70 to 94 on 3 occasions over 7 years. The results of latent growth curve analyses are reported for individuals genotyped for apoE at the 2nd measurement occasion (n = 601) and for a subsample of individuals without probable or definite dementia during the 1st or 2nd occasion (n = 434). ApoE-epsilon4...
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