Apolipoprotein E E4 Allele and Risk of Dementia

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<h3>To the Editor.</h3> —In response to the letter by Dr Frisoni and colleagues¹that reported a series of 42 vascular dementia patients with an apolipoprotein E (apo E)^E4allele frequency equivalent to that reported for Alzheimer's disease (AD), we believe that their cases represent AD patients who share a clinically suggested diagnosis of vascular dementia. Frisoni et al do not provide...

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