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Sex differences in the association of the apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 allele with incidence of dementia, cognitive impairment, and decline.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Apr 2012
Beydoun May A, Boueiz Adel, Abougergi Marwan S, Kitner-Triolo Melissa H, Beydoun Hind A, Resnick Susan M, O'Brien Richard, Zonderman Alan B
Abstract excerpt
We examined longitudinal associations between the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele (ApoE4(+) status) and several cognitive outcomes and tested effect modification by sex. Data on 644 non-Hispanic Caucasian adults, from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) were used. Dementia onset, cognitive impairment and decline were assessed longitudinally. After 27.5 years median follow-up, 113 participants developed...
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