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Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms associated with processing speed and executive functions in healthy Han Chinese

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Zhang, CC., Ren, HY., Li, ML. et al. Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms associated with processing speed and executive functions in healthy Han Chinese. Neurosci. Bull. 31, 368–370 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-014-1515-3

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