Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ667262
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Publication Date: 2003
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The Influence of the Epsilon4 Allele of the Apolipoprotein E Gene on Childhood IQ, Nonverbal Reasoning in Old Age, and Lifetime Cognitive Change.
Deary, Ian J.; Whalley, Lawrence J.; St. Clair, David; Breen, Gerome; Leaper, Steve; Lemmon, Helen; Hayward, Caroline; Starr, John M.
Intelligence, v31 n1 p85-92 2003
Examines the influence of apolipoprotein E gene states on three cognitive outcomes in 173 people at age 11 and in the same people at age 77 and examined the change in IQ between these ages. There was no significant main effect of gene status on IQ in youth or old age, nor in cognitive change across the lifespan. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Change, Children, Cognitive Ability, Genetics, Intelligence Quotient, Older Adults, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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