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Case-control study of presenilin-1 intronic polymorphism in sporadic early and late onset Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Jun 1999
Yasuda M, Hirono N, Maeda K, Imamura T, Mori E, Tanaka C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Presenilin-1 is a major causative gene for early onset familial Alzheimer's disease, and the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele is a major genetic risk factor known to influence late onset and sporadic early onset Alzheimer's disease. The presenilin-1 1/1 genotype has recently been reported to be associated with sporadic Alzheimer's disease. The purpose of this study is to determine whether Alzheimer's...
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