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The relationship between apolipoprotein E, dementia, and vascular illness.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Sept 1998
Marin D B, Breuer B, Marin M L, Silverman J, Schmeidler J, Greenberg D, Flynn S, Mare M, Lantz M, Libow L, Neufeld R, Altstiel L, Davis K L, Mohs R C
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to concurrently assess the relationship of Apolipoprotein E (APOE) with both dementias and vascular illnesses in the very old. Nine hundred and fifty nine subjects (mean age 85 years) in a long-term care facility were genotyped and cognitively tested with the Mini Mental State Exam. All subjects were studied for the relationship of APOE with atherosclerotic heart disease,...
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