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Apolipoprotein E e4 allele is associated with more rapid motor decline in older persons.
Alzheimer disease and associated disorders - 1 Jan 2000
Buchman Aron S, Boyle Patricia A, Wilson Robert S, Beck Todd L, Kelly Jeremiah F, Bennett David A
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We tested the hypothesis that apolipoprotein E allele status predicts the rate of motor decline in the elderly. Eight hundred seventy-six older participants without dementia underwent baseline and annual motor testing for up to 10 years. In a generalized estimating equation controlling for age, sex, and education, motor function declined by about 0.03 U/y. The presence of epsilon4 allele was associated with a...
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