Local ancestry at APOE modifies Alzheimer's disease risk in Caribbean Hispanics

Abstract

Although the relationship between APOE and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is well established in populations of European descent, the effects of APOE and ancestry on AD risk in diverse populations is not well understood.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 09, 2019
Source ID
10.1016/j.jalz.2019.07.016

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People

  • Andrea R.v.r. Horimoto
  • Elizabeth E. Blue
  • Ellen M. Wijsman
  • Shubhabrata Mukherjee
  • Timothy A. Thornton

Organizations

  • Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
  • National Institute on Aging
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Office of International Affairs
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of Washington

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Fields of Study

  • Biology

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