Interactions between genetic admixture, ethnic identity, APOE genotype and dementia prevalence in an admixed Cuban sample; a cross-sectional population survey and nested case-control study

Autor: Martin Prince, Paul M. McKeigue, Beatriz Marcheco Teruel, Adolfo Valhuerdi Cepero A, Cleusa P. Ferri, John Rm Copeland Jrm, Juan J. Llibre Rodriguez, Evelyn Fuentes, Teresa Collazo Mesa T, Milagros A. Guerra Hernández

Publikováno v: BMC Medical Genetics, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 43 (2011)
Marcheco Teruel, B, Llibre Rodriguez, J J, McKeigue, P, collazo mesa, T, Fuentes, E, valhuerdi cepero, A, Guerra Hernandez, M A, Copeland, J R M, Ferri, C P & Prince, M J 2011, ' Interactions between genetic admixture, ethnic identity, APOE genotype and dementia prevalence in an admixed Cuban sample; a cross-sectional population survey and nested case-control study ', BMC Medical Genetics, vol. 12, 43, pp.-. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-12-43
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Background The prevalence and incidence of dementia are low in Nigeria, but high among African-Americans. In these populations there is a high frequency of the risk-conferring APOE-e4 allele, but the risk ratio is less than in Europeans. In an admixe

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https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-12-43