The association between apo E genotype and depressive symptoms in elderly African-American subjects

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Class, CA
Unverzagt, FW
Gao, SJ
Sahota, A
Hall, KS
Hendrie, HC
机构
[1] INDIANA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MED,INDIANAPOLIS,IN 46202
[2] INDIANA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MED & MOL GENET,INDIANAPOLIS,IN 46202
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10.1097/00019442-199700540-00009
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R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
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03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
In this study of 138 elderly subjects (112 without and 26 with dementia) obtained from a community sample of elderly African-American subjects, there were no significant differences in mean Geriatric Depression Scale scores by APo E epsilon 4 status for dementia or nondementia subjects. Three subjects received a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. None of these subjects were APo E epsilon 4-positive. These results do not support an association between depressive symptoms and Apo E allele status in this elderly African-American population.
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