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The impact of APOE on myocardial infarction, stroke, and dementia: the Rotterdam Study.
Neurology - 13 Apr 2004
Slooter A J C, Cruts M, Hofman A, Koudstaal P J, van der Kuip D, de Ridder M A J, Witteman J C M, Breteler M M B, Van Broeckhoven C, van Duijn C M
Abstract excerpt
It is unclear how the APOE genotype contributes to the incidence of vascular diseases and dementia. In a population-based sample (n = 6,852) with complete follow-up, APOE was weakly associated with myocardial infarction and not related with stroke. In the absence of epsilon4, the incidence of dementia would be 25.8% lower; in the absence of epsilon2/epsilon3, 2.8% higher. Risk estimates of dementia, specified for...
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