ApoE genotype and Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome: meta-analysis.

doi:10.1352/0895-8017(1997)102<0103:AGAADI>2.0.CO;2

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ApoE genotype and Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome: meta-analysis.

American journal of mental retardation : AJMR - 1 Sept 1997

Prasher V P, Chowdhury T A, Rowe B R, Bain S C

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The apoE gene polymorphism was examined in 100 adults with Down syndrome (with and without dementia) compared to 346 control subjects without mental retardation. Meta-analysis of available data (480 subjects) revealed that apolipoprotein E genotype distribution for people with Down syndrome was s...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Alleles
Alzheimer Disease
Apolipoproteins E
Down Syndrome
Female
Genotype
Humans
Longevity
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Genetic

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