Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer's disease: the implications of progress in molecular medicine.

doi:10.2105/ajph.85.9.1280

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Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer's disease: the implications of progress in molecular medicine.

American journal of public health - 1 Sept 1995

Mayeux R, Schupf N

Abstract excerpt

We review the current status as well as the risks and benefits of a recently developed DNA test of risk for Alzheimer's disease: the apolipoprotein E genotype. While apolipoprotein E genotypes may indicate a degree of susceptibility, the gene is neither necessary nor sufficient to cause the disea...

Topics

Alzheimer Disease
Anonymous Testing
Apolipoproteins E
Biomedical Research
Confidentiality
Cost of Illness
Databases, Nucleic Acid
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genetic Testing
Genotype
Humans
Public Health
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors

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