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Genetic Ancestry and Susceptibility to Late-Onset Alzheimer Disease (LOAD) in the Admixed Colombian Population.
Alzheimer disease and associated disorders - 1 Jan 2000
Moreno Diana J, Pino Sebastián, Ríos Ángela, Lopera Francisco, Ostos Henry, Via Marc, Bedoya Gabriel
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INTRODUCTION: Differences in the prevalence of dementia among populations and in the effect of apolipoprotein E (APOE) on the emergence of Alzheimer disease (AD), which is the main type of dementia, have been reported. METHODS: This study estimated the ancestry of a group of individuals with late-onset Alzheimer disease (LOAD) (N=280) and established whether there were any differences when compared with a control...
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