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A cluster of cholesterol-related genes confers susceptibility for Alzheimer's disease.
The Journal of clinical psychiatry - 1 Jul 2005
Papassotiropoulos Andreas, Wollmer M Axel, Tsolaki Magdalini, Brunner Fabienne, Molyva Dimitra, Lütjohann Dieter, Nitsch Roger M, Hock Christoph
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OBJECTIVE: Polygenic diseases are related to the complex interplay of genetic variations. We evaluated whether clusters of cholesterol- and lipid-related genetic variations are associated with Alzheimer's disease. METHOD: We analyzed 12 cholesterol-related single nucleotide polymorphisms and 48 control polymorphisms in 545 study participants (Alzheimer's disease group N = 284; control group N = 261). Diagnoses of...
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