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[Apolipoprotein E genotypes in patients investigated for dementia].
Ugeskrift for laeger - 15 Sept 1997
Johannsen P, Jakobsen J K, Jørgensen A L
Abstract excerpt
Certain genotypes of apolipoprotein E (apoE, locus APOE) are associated with an increased risk for development of Alzheimer's disease. We present the distribution of the APOE alleles (E2, E3 and E4) in 50 Danish patients referred to a dementia clinic. The distribution of alleles in patients with dementia was E2: 2, E3: 36 and E4: 38; and in 12 patients without dementia E2: 1, E3: 18, and E4: 5. The frequency of...
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