Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 787-795 , May 2010

APOE genotype is associated with left-handedness and visuospatial skills in children

  • Cinnamon S. Bloss

      Affiliations

    • SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, 6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 103, San Diego, CA 92120-4913, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Scripps Genomic Medicine and Scripps Translational Science Institute, Scripps Health and The Scripps Research Institute, 3344 North Torrey Pines Court, Suite 300, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Tel.: +1 858 554 5724; fax: +1 858 546 9284.
    • ,
  • Dean C. Delis

      Affiliations

    • VA San Diego Healthcare System, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, Psychology Service (116B), 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
    • ,
  • David P. Salmon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, UCSD Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, 8950 Villa La Jolla Drive, Suite C129, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
    • ,
  • Mark W. Bondi

      Affiliations

    • VA San Diego Healthcare System, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, Psychology Service (116B), 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA

Received 26 January 2008 ,Revised 12 May 2008 ,Accepted 25 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2008.05.021

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