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

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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Main Authors: Sandra Regina Quintino-Santos, Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa, Elizabeth Uchoa, Josélia Oliveira de Araujo Firmo, Emílio Hideyuki Moriguchi, Érico de Castro-Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2012-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Desempenho Cognitivo
Apolipoproteína E
MEEM
Idoso
Cognitive Performance
Apolipoprotein E
MMSE
Elderly
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462012000400011

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