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The allele interaction between apolipoprotein epsilon2 and epsilon4 in Taiwanese Alzheimer's disease patients.
Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica - 1 Jan 2005
Lung F-W, Yen Y-C, Chou L-J, Hong C-J, Wu C-K
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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the impact of the present of apolipoprotein epsilon (Apoepsilon) 2 on the relationship between Apoepsilon4 and Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHOD: We examined ApoE genotypes in 428 Taiwanese patients with AD and 807 controls; all participants were older than 65 years. RESULTS: The allele frequency of Apoepsilon4 was greater in AD patients than controls, but significantly...
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