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Apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 allele is not associated with earlier age at onset in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Annals of neurology - 1 Sept 1995
Mui S, Rebeck G W, McKenna-Yasek D, Hyman B T, Brown R H
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Apolipoprotein E allele 4 (apo E epsilon 4) is known to be in genetic disequilibrium with Alzheimer's disease and is associated with an earlier age at onset of dementia. Whether apo E epsilon 4 is a specific risk factor for Alzheimer's disease or is a more general susceptibility factor that shifts the age at onset of neurodegenerative diseases to earlier ages is unknown. To test these possibilities, we determined...
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