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No implication of apolipoprotein E polymorphism in Italian schizophrenic patients.
Neuroscience letters - 13 Mar 1998
Sorbi S, Nacmias B, Tedde A, Latorraca S, Forleo P, Guarnieri B M, Petruzzi C, Daneluzzo E, Ortenzi L, Piacentini S, Amaducci L
Abstract excerpt
Numerous studies have provided evidence for a genetic association of the Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) epsilon4 allele and late onset familial and sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). Clinical observations show that a proportion of schizophrenic patients may suffer from severe cognitive impairment. That could reflect a particular clinical aspect of this mental disorder or a common, yet unknown, neurodegenerative...
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