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Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism in Indian patients with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2004
Luthra Kalpana, Tripathi Manjari, Grover Rahul, Dwivedi Manjari, Kumar Amit, Dey A B
Abstract excerpt
The association of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene polymorphism with Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been reported in several populations including one from a rural community in North India. However, the association of ApoE polymorphism with vascular dementia (VaD) is yet to be established in this population. In a case-control study involving 54 cases of dementia (29 AD and 25 VaD) and 76 age-matched healthy controls,...
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