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Titel:

Head circumference, apolipoprotein E genotype and cognition in the Bavarian School Sisters Study

Dokumenttyp:
Article
Autor(en):
Perneczky, R; Alexopoulos, P; Wagenpfeil, S; Bickel, H; Kurz, A
Abstract:
Background. - The apolipoprotein E (APOE) 64 allele is correlated with an earlier onset of Alzheimers disease symptoms; larger head circumference has been associated with an individual resilience against cognitive impairment. Methods. - We explored if larger head circumference attenuates the effect of the APOE epsilon 4 allele on cognition in 380 Catholic sisters covering the spectrum from normal cognitive performance to severe dementia. Results. - Linear regression analysis, adjusting for risk...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Eur Psychiatry
Jahr:
2012
Band / Volume:
27
Heft / Issue:
3
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
219-222
Sprache:
eng
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21398096
Print-ISSN:
0924-9338
TUM Einrichtung:
Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie; Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
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