Late onset Alzheimer’s disease and apolipoprotein association in the Irish population: Relative risk and attributable fraction

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Z Hawi
K Sheehan
A Lynch
I Evans
N Lowe
B Lawlor
M Gill
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[1] Trinity College,Department of Genetics and Psychiatry
[2] Trinity Centre for Health Science,Trinity college, Dublin, Department of Psychiatry
[3] St James Hospital,undefined
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Irish Journal of Medical Science | 2003年 / 172卷
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Irish Journal; Irish Population; High Relative Risk; Attributable Fraction; APOE Allele;
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Background Familial and sporadic late onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD) shows a consistent genetic association with APOE ε4.
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