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Apolipoprotein E and alpha1-antichymotrypsin genotypes and age of onset of familial Alzheimer's disease.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2000
Axelman K, Basun H, Lannfelt L
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) and alpha1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) genotype and allele frequency distribution were investigated in 113 familial Alzheimer's disease (AD) cases. A significantly higher sigma4 frequency was observed in patients with an age of onset between 55-64 and 65-74 years compared to individuals with later or earlier onset. No difference in ACT A allele frequency was seen in any onset group, nor was any...
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