Open AccessHomozygosity for the APOE E4 Allele is Solely Associated with Lower Cognitive Performance in Brazilian Community-dwelling Older Adults – The Bambuí Study
Author(s) -
Sandra Regina Quintino-Santos,
Maria Fernanda LimaCosta,
Elizabeth Uchôa,
Josélia Oliveira de Araujo Firmo,
Emílio Hideyuki Moriguchi,
E. Costa
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
brazilian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1809-452X
pISSN - 1516-4446
DOI - 10.1016/j.rbp.2012.06.005
Subject(s) - apolipoprotein e , marital status , allele , confounding , demography , odds ratio , population , logistic regression , medicine , gerontology , psychology , genetics , biology , disease , sociology , gene
To investigate if APOE E4 allelic status is associated with the cognitive functioning of elderly individuals.
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