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APOE2 and consanguinity: a risky combination for Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Dec 2005
Kaur M, Balgir P P
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between APOE genotypes and Alzheimer's disease (AD) in elderly Indian subjects. The study also aims at the identification of consanguinity as disease risk factor for AD. METHODS: A total of 100 Indian patients (26 consanguineous, 74 non-consanguineous), meeting criteria for probable or definite AD and 36 cognitively healthy, elderly unrelated control subjects (spouses),...
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