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It is unclear how the APOE genotype contributes to the incidence of vascular diseases and dementia. In a population-based sample (n = 6,852) with complete follow-up, APOE was weakly associated with myocardial infarction and not related with stroke. In the absence of epsilon4, the incidence of dementia would be 25.8% lower; in the absence of epsilon2/epsilon3, 2.8% higher. Risk estimates of dementia, specified for age, sex, and APOE, are provided for counseling. APOE is not strongly related to vascular diseases, but contributes substantially to dementia incidence.

Original publication

DOI

10.1212/01.wnl.0000118302.66674.e1

Type

Journal article

Journal

Neurology

Publication Date

13/04/2004

Volume

62

Pages

1196 - 1198

Keywords

Age Distribution, Aged, Apolipoproteins E, Cohort Studies, Dementia, European Continental Ancestry Group, Female, Genotype, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction, Netherlands, Proportional Hazards Models, Risk, Risk Assessment, Sex Distribution, Stroke