Apolipoprotein E genotypes in a neuropathological series from the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease.

doi:10.1002/ana.410420308

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Apolipoprotein E genotypes in a neuropathological series from the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease.

Annals of neurology - 1 Sept 1997

Welsh-Bohmer K A, Gearing M, Saunders A M, Roses A D, Mirra S

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We evaluated the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) epsilon4 allele for the neuropathological diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD) in a clinical series of well-characterized AD patients and controls followed longitudinally in the multicenter study of the...

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Aged
Alleles
Alzheimer Disease
Apolipoproteins E
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Genotype
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Registries
Sensitivity and Specificity

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