Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer's disease. A rapidly expanding field with medical and epidemiological consequences.

doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb32598.x

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Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer's disease. A rapidly expanding field with medical and epidemiological consequences.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 16 Dec 1996

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The Alzheimer's Association and the National Institute on Aging sponsored a meeting of experts in Alzheimer's disease (AD), geneticists, social scientists, and ethicists in Chicago in October 1995 to discuss the use of apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotyping in Alzheimer's disease. A short scientific...

Topics

Age of Onset
Alzheimer Disease
Apolipoproteins E
Genotype
Humans
Risk Factors

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