Apolipoprotein E-polymorphism, frailty and mortality in older adults

Although apolipoprotein E (ApoE) polymorphism is associated with variable risks of several illnesses, and with mortality, no persuasive relationship has been demonstrated with frailty. Here, the clinical examination cohort (n= 1452 older adults, aged 70+ years at baseline) of the Canadian Study of H...

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Main Authors: Rockwood, Kenneth, Nassar, Bassam, Mitnitski, Arnold
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2008
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828888/