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APOE Genotypes Associate With Cognitive Performance but Not Cerebral Structure: Diabetes Heart Study MIND.
Diabetes care - 1 Dec 2016
Palmer Allred Nicholette D, Raffield Laura M, Hardy Joycelyn C, Hsu Fang-Chi, Divers Jasmin, Xu Jianzhao, Smith S Carrie, Hugenschmidt Christina E, Wagner Benjamin C, Whitlow Christopher T, Sink Kaycee M, Maldjian Joseph A, Williamson Jeff D, Bowden Donald W, Freedman Barry I
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Dementia is a debilitating illness with a disproportionate burden in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Among the contributors, genetic variation at the apolipoprotein E locus (APOE) is posited to convey a strong effect. This study compared and contrasted the association of APOE with cognitive performance and cerebral structure in the setting of T2D. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: European Americans...
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