Apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer's disease risk and case detection: a case-control study.

doi:10.1016/0895-4356(96)00195-3

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Apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer's disease risk and case detection: a case-control study.

Journal of clinical epidemiology - 1 Oct 1996

Kukull W A, Schellenberg G D, Bowen J D, McCormick W C, Yu C E, Teri L, Thompson J D, O'Meara E S, Larson E B

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The objective of this study was to describe the association between the epsilon 4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE E4) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) and to evaluate APOE E4 genotyping as a test for AD. The study base of this case-control study included about 23,000 persons 60 year of age...

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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alzheimer Disease
Apolipoproteins E
Biomarkers
Case-Control Studies
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Odds Ratio
Risk Factors

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