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ACE gene is associated with Alzheimer's disease and atrophy of hippocampus and amygdala.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Jan 2000
Sleegers Kristel, den Heijer Tom, van Dijk Ewoud J, Hofman Albert, Bertoli-Avella Aida M, Koudstaal Peter J, Breteler Monique M B, van Duijn Cornelia M
Abstract excerpt
Despite biological support for a role of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) in Alzheimer's disease (AD), studies assessing the ACE I/D polymorphism in AD are conflicting. We re-evaluated this association in the Rotterdam Study, a population-based cohort study. The mechanism of association was further explored by adjusting for vascular factors, and by analysing atrophy, white matter lesions and infarcts on MRI in...
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