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Gene-behavior interaction of depressive symptoms and the apolipoprotein E {varepsilon}4 allele on cognitive decline.
Psychosomatic medicine - 1 Feb 2014
Rajan Kumar B, Wilson Robert S, Skarupski Kimberly A, Mendes de Leon Carlos F, Evans Denis A
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OBJECTIVE: Depressive symptoms and the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele are independent risk factors for cognitive decline. However, it is not clear whether the presence of both depressive symptoms and the APOE ε4 allele increases cognitive decline. METHODS: A prospective study of a population-based sample of 4150 (70% African American and 63% women) participants 65 years and older who were interviewed at 3-year...
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