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Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 and impaired episodic memory in community-dwelling elderly people: a marked sex difference. The Hordaland Health Study.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Aug 2006
Lehmann D J, Refsum H, Nurk E, Warden D R, Tell G S, Vollset S E, Engedal K, Nygaard H A, Smith A D
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BACKGROUND: Among elderly people without dementia, the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele (APOE4) has been associated with cognitive deficit, particularly in episodic memory, but few reports are available on whether this association differs by sex. METHODS: In a community-dwelling Norwegian cohort of 2181 elderly people (55% women), aged 70-74 years, episodic memory was examined in relation to sex and APOE4...
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