Apolipoprotein E polymorphism distribution in an elderly Brazilian population: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study

Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is one of the most extensively studied genes in the context of aging, but there are few population-based studies on ApoE polymorphism in the elderly in developing countries. The objective of the present study was to assess ApoE allele and genotype distribution in a large elde...

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Main Authors: A.K. Fuzikawa, S.V. Peixoto, M. Taufer, E.H. Moriguchi, M.F. Lima-Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2007-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007001100002