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Apolipoprotein E type ε4 allele, heritability and age at onset in twins with Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia by Bergem, A. L. Mina, Lannfelt, Lars

“…The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele is a risk factor in Alzheimer disease (AD), but not in vascular dementia (VaD). We have investigated whether the ε4…”
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Heredity in dementia of the Alzheimer type by Bergem, A L

“…Family, twin and linkage studies in Alzheimer's disease are reviewed. Several of these studies appear to be burdened with sources of error, mainly related to…”
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Does APOE explain the linkage of Alzheimer's disease to chromosome 19q13? by Blom, Elin S., Holmans, Peter, Arepalli, Sampath, Adighibe, Omanma, Hamshere, Marian L., Gatz, Margaret, Pedersen, Nancy L., Bergem, A. L. Mina, Owen, Michael J., Hollingworth, Paul, Goate, Alison, Williams, Julie, Lannfelt, Lars, Hardy, John, Wavrant-De Vrièze, Fabienne, Glaser, Anna

“…We have studied the impact of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) on the chromosome 19 linkage peak from an analysis of sib‐pairs affected by Alzheimer's disease…”
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Langfeldt's schizophreniform psychoses fifty years later by Bergem, A L, Dahl, A A, Guldberg, C, Hansen, H

“…As a result of follow-up studies published in 1937 and 1939, Langfeldt divided schizophrenia into two groups; 'typical schizophrenia' which had a poor outcome,…”
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The role of heredity in late-onset Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia. A twin study by Bergem, A L, Engedal, K, Kringlen, E

“…This study compares the relative importance of heredity and environment in the development of Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia. The relationship between…”
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Use of twin cohorts for research in Alzheimer's disease by BREITNER, J. C. S, GATZ, M, RADEBAUGH, T. S, BERGEM, A. L. M, CHRISTIAN, J. C, MORTIMER, J. A, MCCLEARN, G. E, HESTON, L. L, WELSH, K. A, ANTHONY, J. C, FOLSTEIN, M. F

“…The causes of Alzheimer's disease (AD) remain a mystery despite the recent identification of several putative environmental risk factors and the discovery of…”
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Were Langfeldt's schizophreniform psychoses really affective? by Guldberg, C A, Dahl, A A, Hansen, H, Bergem, A L

“…Langfeldt's cases of schizophreniform psychoses were reclassified according to the ICD-9 and DSM-III-R diagnostic systems. The main purpose was to reexamine…”
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Apolipoprotein E type epsilon4 allele, heritability and age at onset in twins with Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia by Bergem, A L, Lannfelt, L

“…The apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon4 allele is a risk factor in Alzheimer disease (AD), but not in vascular dementia (VaD). We have investigated whether the…”
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Geriatric psychiatry--a specialty gaining recognition by Engedal, K, Nordberg, E, Moksnes, K M, Henriksen, H K, Bergem, A L

“…Services for elderly, mentally ill people have developed in response to changing needs in society. In 1990 most of the 650 beds allocated to elderly patients…”
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Geriatric psychiatry--a specialty within psychiatry by Engedal, K, Bergem, A L, Holm, M, Bragason, A, Moksnes, K M

“…The aim of this article is to describe the prevalence of mental disorders in the elderly and how the psychiatric services for these patients ought to be…”
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Norwegian Twin Registers and Norwegian twin studies--an overview by Bergem, A L Mina

“…The Norwegian Twin Registers include several sets of population-based sub-registers, and covers twin pairs born between 1895 and today. Except for the missing…”
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