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Characterizing Clinical and Neuropathological Traits of APOE Haplotypes in African Americans and Europeans.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2020
Mezlini Aziz M, Magdamo Colin, Merrill Emily, Chibnik Lori B, Blacker Deborah L, Hyman Bradley T, Das Sudeshna
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The APOEɛ4 allele is the largest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recent literature suggested that the contribution of APOEɛ4 to AD risk could be population-specific, with ɛ4 conferring a lower risk to Blacks or African Americans. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of APOE haplotypes on AD risk in individuals with European ancestry (EU) and Blacks or African Americans...
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