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Neighborhood psychosocial environment, apolipoprotein E genotype, and cognitive function in older adults.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Mar 2011
Lee Brian K, Glass Thomas A, James Bryan D, Bandeen-Roche Karen, Schwartz Brian S
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CONTEXT: The social environment may influence cognitive function in aging. However, to our knowledge, no studies have investigated whether specific genes modify this association. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele modifies the association of neighborhood psychosocial hazards and cognitive function. DESIGN: A cross-sectional analysis. SETTING: The Baltimore Memory Study, a...
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