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Apolipoprotein E and mortality in African-Americans and Yoruba.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Oct 2003
Lane Kathleen A, Gao Sujuan, Hui Siu L, Murrell Jill R, Hall Kathleen S, Hendrie Hugh C
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The literature on the association between apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and mortality across ethnic and age groups has been inconsistent. No studies have looked at this association in developing countries. We used data from the Indianapolis-Ibadan Dementia study to examine this association between APOE and mortality in 354 African-Americans from Indianapolis and 968 Yoruba from Ibadan, Nigeria. Participants were...
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