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Apolipoprotein E genotype and subcortical vascular lesions in older depressed patients and control subjects.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Oct 2003
Steffens David C, Trost William T, Payne Martha E, Hybels Celia F, MacFall James R
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BACKGROUND: Several studies have linked geriatric depression with cerebrovascular disease. The apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) epsilon 4 allele has been associated with a variety of late-life neuropsychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and depression. METHODS: The sample consisted of 145 elderly depressive individuals and 100 nondepressed elderly control subjects. After a...
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