Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer's disease: strength of association is related to age at onset.

doi:10.1159/000106888

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Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer's disease: strength of association is related to age at onset.

Dementia (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2000

Murman D L, Foster N L, Kilgore S P, McDonagh C A, Fink J K

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Apolipoprotein E (apoE) epsilon 4 allele frequency among Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients is increased compared to control subjects and is influenced by the presence of other genetic factors and age at symptom onset. We examined the relationship between age at AD symptom onset and apoE by compar...

Topics

Age of Onset
Aged
Alleles
Alzheimer Disease
Apolipoprotein E4
Apolipoproteins E
Gene Frequency
Humans
Middle Aged

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