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APOE genotype and cognitive functioning in a large age-stratified population sample.
Neuropsychology - 1 Jan 2007
Jorm Anthony F, Mather Karen A, Butterworth Peter, Anstey Kaarin J, Christensen Helen, Easteal Simon
Abstract excerpt
There is evidence that the cognitive effects of Alzheimer's disease can be seen decades before disease diagnosis. If this is the case, then the apolipoprotein E (APOE) *E4 allele might be expected to have effects on cognitive functioning earlier in the life span. To assess such effects, the authors examined data on the *E4 allele and cognitive functioning from a population sample of 6,560 Caucasians covering the...
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