Article
The APOE epsilon4 allele is associated with decline on delayed recall performance in community-dwelling older adults.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - 1 Dec 1998
O'Hara R, Yesavage J A, Kraemer H C, Mauricio M, Friedman L F, Murphy G M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether the Apolipoprotein (APOE) epsilon4 allele was associated with cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults. DESIGN: Longitudinal cognitive performance of older adults with the epsilon3/epsilon4 genotype was compared with that of older adults with the epsilon3/epsilon3 genotype. SETTING: Aging Clinical Research Center, Stanford University. PARTICIPANTS: One...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alzheimer Disease
- Apolipoprotein E3
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Apolipoproteins E
- Dementia
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
