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Werner helicase polymorphism is not associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Dec 2004
Payão Spencer Luiz Marques, de Labio Roger Willian, Gatti Luciano Lobo, Rigolin Valdeci O S, Bertolucci Paulo H F, Smith Marília de A C
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder in the elderly and is also considered a progeroid genetic syndrome. The etiology of AD is complex and the mechanisms underlying its pathophysiology remains to be clarified. Werner syndrome (WS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized as a segmental progeroid syndrome. The gene (WRN) was recently identified. Its product acts as a DNA...
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