Homozygosity for the APOE E4 allele is solely associated with lower cognitive performance in Brazilian community-dwelling older adults: the Bambuí Study Homozigose para o alelo E4 do gene APOE está associada à função cognitiva de idosos vivendo em comunidade: projeto Bambuí
OBJECTIVE: To investigate if APOE E4 allelic status is associated with the cognitive functioning of elderly individuals. METHODS: Participants (n = 1,408) from the Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging were selected based on the results from both variables (APOE genotype and MMSE score). Gender, age, educati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462012000400011 |