Article
Apolipoprotein epsilon4 allele status, depressive symptoms, and cognitive decline in middle-aged and elderly persons without dementia.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry - 1 Jan 2000
Lavretsky Helen, Ercoli Linda, Siddarth Prabha, Bookheimer Susan, Miller Karen, Small Gary
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Because the apolipoprotein epsilon4 (APOE-epsilon4) allele or depressive symptoms may increase the risk for development of Alzheimer disease (AD), the authors assessed APOE-epsilon4 status, baseline level of depressive symptoms, and subsequent cognitive decline in middle-aged and older persons without dementia. METHODS: The 49 subjects (age range: 51-85 years) included 20 with and 29 without...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cognition Disorders
- Dementia
- Depression
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genotype
- Humans
