Article
Effects of age, sex, and ethnicity on the association between apolipoprotein E genotype and Alzheimer disease. A meta-analysis. APOE and Alzheimer Disease Meta Analysis Consortium.
JAMA - 1 Jan 2000
Farrer L A, Cupples L A, Haines J L, Hyman B, Kukull W A, Mayeux R, Myers R H, Pericak-Vance M A, Risch N, van Duijn C M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine more closely the association between apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype and Alzheimer disease (AD) by age and sex in populations of various ethnic and racial denominations. DATA SOURCES: Forty research teams contributed data on APOE genotype, sex, age at disease onset, and eth...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Alzheimer Disease
- Apolipoproteins E
- Asian People
- Black People
- Female
- Genotype
- Hispanic or Latino
- Humans
- Logistic Models
- Male