Genetics & Genomics
Studies from Duke University yield new data on genetics & genomics
Published in MD Week, April 18th, 2008
In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To reexamine a health-protective role of the common apolipoprotein E (APOE) polymorphism focusing on connections between the APOE epsilon 2-containing genotypes and impairments in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) in older (>= 65) men and women and to examine how diagnosed coronary heart disease (CHD), Alzheimer's disease, colorectal cancer, macular degeneration, and atherosclerosis may mediate these connections. Retrospective cross-sectional study."
"The unique disability-focused data from a genetic subsample of the 1999 National Long Term Care Survey linked with Medicare...
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Source: MD Week (2008-04-18)
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