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Attenuated effect of the apolipoprotein E ɛ4 allele on neuropsychiatric symptoms among African older adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2021

Claudia K. Suemoto
Affiliation:
Universidade de Sao Paulo, Division of Geriatrics, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Cleusa P. Ferri*
Affiliation:
Hospital Alemao Oswaldo Cruz, International Research Centre, São Paulo, Brazil Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Department of Psychiatry, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2021

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