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Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 and the risk of dementia with stroke. A population-based investigation.
JAMA - 12 Mar 1997
Slooter A J, Tang M X, van Duijn C M, Stern Y, Ott A, Bell K, Breteler M M, Van Broeckhoven C, Tatemichi T K, Tycko B, Hofman A, Mayeux R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between the apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotypes and dementia in patients with stroke, defined as either vascular dementia (VaD) or Alzheimer disease with cerebrovascular disease (AD with CVD). DESIGN AND SETTING: Population-based, case-control study from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and New York City. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 187 patients with dementia and stroke were...
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