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APOE and dementia - resequencing and genotyping in 105,597 individuals.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association - 1 Dec 2020
Rasmussen Katrine L, Tybjaerg-Hansen Anne, Nordestgaard Børge G, Frikke-Schmidt Ruth
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INTRODUCTION: The mechanism behind the strong association between the ɛ2/ɛ3/ɛ4 apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease is not well-characterized. Because low plasma levels of apoE associate with risk of dementia, genetic variants altering apoE levels in general may also associate with dementia. METHODS: The APOE gene was sequenced in 10,369 individuals, and nine amino acid-changing...
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