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Lack of an association between left-handedness and APOE polymorphism in a large sample of adults: Results of the Czech HAPIEE study

Jaroslav A. HubacekInstitute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Brian J. PiperDepartment of Psychology, Willamette University, Salem, OR, USA
,
Hynek PikhartDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
,
Anne PeaseyDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
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Ruzena KubinovaNational Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic
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Martin BobakDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
Pages 513-519 | Received 02 Mar 2012, Accepted 16 Jul 2012, Published online: 31 Oct 2012

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