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Apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 allele distribution in Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome with or without global intellectual deficits.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Jan 1997
Muramatsu T, Kato M, Matsui T, Yoshimasu H, Yoshino A, Matsushita S, Higuchi S, Kashima H
Abstract excerpt
Recent genetic studies show that the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) epsilon 4 allele is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Whether this allele is associated with other dementing diseases is the next important question. The information could provide a clue to the pathogenetic role of ApoE. In the present study, patients with Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) of alcoholic etiology were divided into two groups...
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