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Apolipoprotein E ε4 status modifies the effects of sex hormones on neuropsychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2012
Xing Yi, Qin Wei, Li Fang, Jia Xiang-Fei, Jia Jianping
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BACKGROUND: Studies on the associations between sex hormones and multiple neuropsychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are lacking. Apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 status may modify the effects of sex hormones on neuropsychiatric symptoms. METHODS: A total of 86 male and 87 female AD patients participated in the present study. The adjusted associations between symptoms on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory and...
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