Role of apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 (APOE*ε4) as an independent risk factor for incident depression over a 12-year period in cognitively intact adults across the lifespan

BackgroundThe apolipoprotein E ε4 allele (APOE*ε4) is indicated as a risk for Alzheimer's disease and other age-related diseases. The risk attributable to APOE*ε4 for depression is less clear and may be because of confounding of the relationship between dementia and depression.AimsWe examined t...

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Main Authors: Richard Andrew Burns, Shea Andrews, Nicolas Cherbuin, Kaarin Jane Anstey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-05-01
Series:BJPsych Open
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472420000290/type/journal_article