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Physical Exercise Moderates the Relationship of Apolipoprotein E (APOE) Genotype and Dementia Risk: A Population-Based Study.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2017
Fenesi Barbara, Fang Hanna, Kovacevic Ana, Oremus Mark, Raina Parminder, Heisz Jennifer J
Abstract excerpt
Genetics and lifestyle independently determine dementia risk, but the interaction is unclear. We assessed the interactive relationship of apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype and physical exercise on dementia risk over a 5-year period in 1,646 older adults from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging who were dementia-free at baseline. Physical exercise moderated the relationship between genotype and dementia...
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