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APOE and APOC1 promoter polymorphisms and the risk of Alzheimer disease in African American and Caribbean Hispanic individuals.
Archives of neurology - 1 Sept 2004
Tycko Benjamin, Lee Joseph H, Ciappa Alejandra, Saxena Anjana, Li Chi-Ming, Feng Lin, Arriaga Alex, Stern Yaakov, Lantigua Rafael, Shachter Neil, Mayeux Richard
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BACKGROUND: The APOE epsilon4 allele is a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD), though the strength of the association varies by ethnic group. Polymorphisms in regulatory sequences of APOE have also been related to AD, but the effects are inconsistent across studies. METHODS: We examine...
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