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Lack of association between schizophrenia and the apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 allele.
European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience - 1 Jan 1996
Jönsson E, Lannfelt L, Engvall B, Sedvall G
Abstract excerpt
The association between the epsilon 4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene and Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been reported. In order to examine if the epsilon 4 allele may play a role also in schizophrenia, another mental disorder, patients (n = 87) and control subjects (n = 57) were genotyped for APOE. No significant difference was found between the groups. The data indicate that the APOE gene is not of...
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