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Is MTHFR polymorphism a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease like APOE?
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria - 1 Mar 2005
Fernandez Liana Lisboa, Scheibe Rosane Machado
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BACKGROUND: The role of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphisms as risk factors for the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is still controversial. OBJECTIVE: To verify the association between MTHFR and apolipoprotein E (APOE) polymorphisms and Alzheimer's disease. METHOD: This work was conducted as a case-control study. Cases included thirty patients with probable AD. Controls were...
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