ACE, MTHFR, Factor V Leiden, and APOE Polymorphisms in Patients With Vascular and Alzheimer’s Dementia

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is a growing interest in the use of genetic markers in the differential diagnosis of dementia. In the current study we examined the usefulness of genetic risk factors for vascular disease as markers for vascular dementia (VD). METHODS: The groups included 41 patients with VD, 49 patients with dementia of the Alzheimer's type, and 40 age-matched control subjects without dementia....

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