Apolipoprotein E genotypes and Alzheimer's disease in a community study of elderly African Americans.

doi:10.1002/ana.410370123

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Apolipoprotein E genotypes and Alzheimer's disease in a community study of elderly African Americans.

Annals of neurology - 1 Jan 1995

Hendrie H C, Hall K S, Hui S, Unverzagt F W, Yu C E, Lahiri D K, Sahota A, Farlow M, Musick B, Class C A

Abstract excerpt

As part of a community-based study of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the African-American population age 65 and over, we have determined apolipoprotein E (Apo E) genotypes in 85 subjects (31 AD patients and 54 controls). The epsilon 4 allele of Apo E was strongly associated with AD in this populatio...

Topics

Black or African American
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alleles
Alzheimer Disease
Apolipoproteins E
Black People
DNA
Female
Gene Frequency
Genotype
Humans
Incidence
Indiana
Logistic Models
Male
Nigeria
Prevalence

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PMID: 7818244
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410370123

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