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Role of the apolipoprotein E and catechol-O-methyltransferase genes in prospective and retrospective memory traits.
Gene - 10 Sept 2012
Dongés B, Haupt L M, Lea R A, Chan R C K, Shum D H K, Griffiths L R
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Human memory is a complex neurocognitive process. By combining psychological and molecular genetics expertise, we examined the APOE ε4 allele, a known risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, and the COMT Val 158 polymorphism, previously implicated in schizophrenia, for association with lowered memory functioning in healthy adults. To assess memory type we used a range of memory tests of both retrospective and...
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