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Apolipoprotein E genotype and major depression in a community of older adults. The Cache County Study.
Psychological medicine - 1 Apr 2003
Steffens D C, Norton M C, Hart A D, Skoog I, Corcoran C, Breitner J C S
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BACKGROUND: The role of allelic variation in APOE, the genetic locus for apolipoprotein E, in geriatric depression is poorly understood. There are conflicting reports as to an association between the epsilon4 allele and depression in late life. METHOD: Using a community based study of non-demented elders in Cache County, Utah, that included many very old individuals, we examined the relationship between APOE and...
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