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Influence of apolipoprotein E genotype on the transmission of Alzheimer disease in a community-based sample.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 1996
Jarvik G, Larson E B, Goddard K, Schellenberg G D, Wijsman E M
Abstract excerpt
The epsilon 4 allele of the apolipoprotein E locus (APOE) has been found to be an important predictor of Alzheimer disease (AD). However, linkage analysis has not clarified the role of APOE in the transmission of AD. The results of the current study provide evidence that the pattern of transmission of memory disorders differs in nuclear families in which the AD-affected proband did carry an epsilon 4 allele...
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