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Is ApoE epsilon4 associated with cognitive functioning in African Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer Disease? An exploratory study.
Southern medical journal - 1 Sept 2009
Mount David L, Ashley Angela V, Lah James J, Levey Allan I, Goldstein Felicia C
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OBJECTIVE: The effect of the apolipoprotein epsilon4 allele (ApoE epsilon4) on cognitive performance in patients with probable Alzheimer disease (AD) has been studied in primarily Caucasian samples. The aim of this exploratory study was to examine whether the presence of ApoE epsilon4 is associated with cognitive performance in African American AD patients. METHODS: A cross-sectional, retrospective design was...
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