Article
APOE genotype influences functional status among elderly without dementia.
American journal of medical genetics - 18 Dec 1995
Albert S M, Gurland B, Maestre G, Jacobs D M, Stern Y, Mayeux R
Abstract excerpt
The presence of apolipoprotein-epsilon 4 (APOE-epsilon 4) significantly increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The association between APOE-epsilon 4 status and functional abilities was explored further in a multicultural sample of community-dwelling, non-demented elders. The sample was limited to cognitively-intact, community-dwelling elders, who were free of stroke or other neurologic disability. In...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Apolipoproteins E
- Dementia
- Female
- Frail Elderly
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Statistical