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    Association of apolipoprotein E genotypes, blood pressure, blood lipids and ECG abnormalities in a general population aged 85+

    Several studies have linked apolipoprotein E (ApoE) ε4 allele with elevated cholesterol and blood pressure levels. Data on the association of APOE genotypes with blood pressure, lipids, atrial fibrillation and...

    Sari Rastas, Kimmo Mattila, Auli Verkkoniemi, Leena Niinistö, Kati Juva in BMC Geriatrics (2004)

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    Sex Differences in Cognitive Performance Among the Very Old--Mini-Mental State Examination in a Population Aged 85 Years and Over

    We examined 553 persons aged 85 years or more, who comprised 92% of all 601 citizens of a Finnish city Vantaa. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Index of Activities of Daily Living (ADL), and the Instr...

    Kati Juva, Raimo Sulkava, Auli Verkkoniemi in Journal of Clinical Geropsychology (2001)

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    A variant of Alzheimer's disease with spastic paraparesis and unusual plaques due to deletion of exon 9 of presenilin 1

    We describe a novel variant of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a Finnish pedigree with 17 affected individuals of both sexes in three generations. The disease is characterized by progressive dementia which is, in ...

    Richard Crook, Auli Verkkoniemi, Jordi Perez-Tur, Nitin Mehta in Nature Medicine (1998)