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APOE genotype in cerebrovascular disease and vascular dementia.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Nov 2002
Frank A, Díez-Tejedor E, Bullido M J, Valdivieso F, Barreiro P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The fact that the allele epsilon 4 of the Apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene could act like a risk factor not only in late-onset familial and sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD) but also in cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and vascular dementia (VaD) is still controversial. METHODS: In order to study if epsilon 4 allele is overrepresented not only in AD but also in CVD and VaD, APOE genotyping was undertaken in...
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