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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease reports

Apolipoprotein E4 allele, antibodies against periodontal microorganisms, and cognition in older adults.

Anwar T Merchant, Longgang Zhao, Eric Mishio Bawa, Amirhossein Fakhre Yaseri, Matthew Lohman, Jiajia Zhang, Alyssa Clay-Gilmour, Roger D Newman-Norlund, Julius Fridriksson

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Anwar T MerchantDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1045-5079
Longgang ZhaoDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Eric Mishio BawaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Amirhossein Fakhre YaseriDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Matthew LohmanDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Jiajia ZhangDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Alyssa Clay-GilmourDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Roger D Newman-NorlundCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Julius FridrikssonCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The presence of the apolipoprotein E4 ( Objective: To assess whether the presence of the Methods: This cross-sectional analysis was conducted among participants of the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) (1988 to 1994), aged 60 years and older, with measurements of IgG antibodies against 19 periodontal microorganisms and Results: Approximately 77.5% of participants carried no Conclusions: Mean cognitive scores were lower among

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Alzheimer's diseaseAPOE4cognitionIgG antibodiesoral healthoral microorganismsperiodontal disease

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