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Apolipoprotein E in Taiwan Chinese patients with dementia.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2003
Lai C L, Tai C T, Lin S R, Lin R T, Yang Y H, Liu C K
Abstract excerpt
To clarify whether Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) share the same risk factors in Taiwan Chinese patients. Using the criteria of the NINCDS- ADRDA and NINDS-AIREN, 154 AD patients, 30 VaD patients, and 112 controls were enrolled. Their apolipoprotein E (ApoE) genes, extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes, were analyzed. The epsilon4 allele frequency was significantly higher in AD patients...
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