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Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 and catechol-O-methyltransferase alleles in autopsy-proven Parkinson's disease: relationship to dementia and hallucinations.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Aug 2005
Camicioli Richard, Rajput Ali, Rajput Michelle, Reece Christian, Payami Haydeh, Hao Chunhai, Rajput Alex
Abstract excerpt
We determined whether apolipoprotein E epsilon4 (ApoE4) or catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genotypes were associated with dementia, hallucinations, Alzheimer's disease pathological findings (AP), or cortical Lewy bodies (CLBs) in autopsy-confirmed cases of Parkinson's disease (PD). Outcomes were obtained from medical records. Pathology reports identified AP and CLBs. Brain tissue was genotyped. A total of 47...
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