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The association between Apo E genotype and depressive symptoms in elderly African-American subjects.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry - 1 Jan 1997
Class C A, Unverzagt F W, Gao S, Sahota A, Hall K S, Hendrie H C
Abstract excerpt
In this study of 138 elderly subjects (112 without and 26 with dementia) obtained from a community sample of elderly African-American subjects, there were no significant differences in mean Geriatric Depression Scale scores by Apo E epsilon 4 status for dementia or nondementia subjects. Three subjects received a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. None of these subjects were Apo E epsilon 4-positive. These...
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