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Association of Apolipoprotein E Genotype and Alzheimer Disease in African Americans

Author(s) -

Jill R. Murrell,

Brandon M. Price,

Kathleen A. Lane,

Olusegun Baiyewu,

Oye Gureje,

Adesola Ogunniyi,

Frederick W. Unverzagt,

Valerie SmithGamble,

Sujuan Gao,

Hugh C. Hendrie,

Kathleen Hall

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

archives of neurology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3687

pISSN - 0003-9942

DOI - 10.1001/archneur.63.3.431

Subject(s) - apolipoprotein e , genotype , dementia , disease , confidence interval , population , medicine , etiology , incidence (geometry) , gerontology , genetics , biology , environmental health , gene , physics , optics

Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most frequent cause of dementia. Even though the incidence of AD in the African American population is similar to or higher than that in persons of European descent, AD in African Americans is understudied. Identification of genetic risk factors in African Americans is essential for understanding the etiology of AD.

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