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ApoE gene polymorphism and vascular dementia in Chinese population: a meta-analysis.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Mar 2012
Liu Xu, Li Lei, Liu Fang, Deng Shuming, Zhu Ruixia, Li Qu, He Zhiyi
Abstract excerpt
Vascular dementia is the second common cause of dementia, only second to Alzheimer's disease in later life. The Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene polymorphism as a risk factor in vascular dementia has been suggested, but direct evidence from genetic association studies remains inconclusive even in Chinese population. Therefore, we performed this meta-analysis in order to evaluate the relationship between ApoE gene...
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