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Apolipoprotein E4 and sex affect neurobehavioral performance in primary school children.
Pediatric research - 1 Mar 2010
Acevedo Summer F, Piper Brian J, Craytor Michael J, Benice Ted S, Raber Jacob
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) and female sex are risk factors for developing Alzheimer's disease. It is unclear whether apoE4 contributes to behavioral function at younger ages. Standard neuropsychological assessments [intelligence quotient (IQ), attention, and executive function] and a test developed in this laboratory (Memory Island test of spatial learning and memory) were used to determine whether E4 and sex...
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