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Depressive symptoms moderate the influence of the apolipoproteine epsilon4 allele on cognitive decline in a sample of community dwelling older adults.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry - 1 Feb 2009
Corsentino Elizabeth A, Sawyer Kathryn, Sachs-Ericsson Natalie, Blazer Dan G
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OBJECTIVES: The apolipoproteinE epsilon4 (APOE epsilon4) allele and a history of depression are each separate risk factors for cognitive decline (CD). However, little research has investigated whether a history of depression influences the relationship between APOE epsilon4 and CD. The present study examined whether depressive symptoms had greater influence on subsequent CD among participants with APOE epsilon4...
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