Apolipoprotein E type epsilon 4 allele frequency is increased in patients with schizophrenia.

doi:10.1016/0304-3940(95)12218-4

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Apolipoprotein E type epsilon 4 allele frequency is increased in patients with schizophrenia.

Neuroscience letters - 29 Dec 1995

Harrington C R, Roth M, Xuereb J H, McKenna P J, Wischik C M

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Apolipoprotein E type epsilon 4 alleles are increased in both Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cortical Lewy body dementia, while the epsilon 2 allele has been associated as a protective factor against the development of dementia in AD. We have determined APOE genotype in schizophrenic patients comin...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alleles
Apolipoprotein E4
Apolipoproteins E
Brain
Female
Gene Frequency
Genotype
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Schizophrenia

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