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Apolipoprotein E, cardiovascular disease and cognitive function in aging women.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Apr 2005
Kang Jae Hee, Logroscino Giancarlo, De Vivo Immaculata, Hunter David, Grodstein Francine
Abstract excerpt
The apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 allele increases risk of Alzheimer disease and cardiovascular diseases. We examined APOE genotypes alone or combined with cardiovascular conditions in relation to cognitive function in 4227 Nurses' Health Study participants, 70-80 years old. From 1995 to 2001, and again 2 years later, participants received telephone cognitive assessments of general cognition, category fluency,...
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