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Common polymorphisms in LRP and A2M do not affect genetic risk for Alzheimer disease in Northern Ireland.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Aug 2001
McIlroy S P, Dynan K B, Vahidassr D J, Lawson J T, Patterson C C, Passmore P
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation in one of the major APOE receptors in the brain has been associated with increased risk for Alzheimer disease (AD). A C/T polymorphism in exon 3 and a tetranucleotide repeat polymorphism in the 5' region of the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein gene have been reported to increase risk in some studies but these reports have not been universally replicated. In addition, genetic...
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