Article
[Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in first-degree relatives of patients with familial or sporadic Alzheimer's disease].
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria - 1 Jun 2007
Cação João de Castilho, Souza Dorotéia Rossi Silva, Tognola Waldir Antonio, Godoy Maria Regina Pereira de, Pinhel Marcela Augusta de Souza
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Apolipoprotein E (apo E) has been recognized as a risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD). OBJECTIVE: To analyze apo E polymorphism in first-degree relatives of patients with familial or sporadic late-onset AD comparing with families without AD. METHOD: Forty patients with familial or sporadic late-onset of AD, being both groups classified as probable, according of NINCS-ADRDAs criteria. RESULTS:...
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