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Genetic factors for the development of Alzheimer disease in the Cherokee Indian.
Archives of neurology - 1 Oct 1996
Rosenberg R N, Richter R W, Risser R C, Taubman K, Prado-Farmer I, Ebalo E, Posey J, Kingfisher D, Dean D, Weiner M F, Svetlik D, Adams P, Honig L S, Cullum C M, Schaefer F V, Schellenberg G D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between the genetic degree of Cherokee ancestry, the apolipoprotein E *E4 (APOE*E4) allele type, and the development of Alzheimer disease (AD) in individuals from the Cherokee Nation who reside in northeastern Oklahoma. SETTING: Alzheimer disease center satellite clinic and university departments of neurology, psychiatry, and academic computing. DESIGN: Standardized dementia...
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