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Polymorphism of the regulatory region of the presenilin-2 gene in sporadic Alzheimer's disease: a case-control study.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Jan 2006
Quan Wenxiang, Yasuda Minoru, Hashimoto Mamoru, Yamamoto Yasuji, Ishii Kazunari, Kazui Hiroaki, Mori Etsuro, Kakigi Tatsuya, Maeda Kiyoshi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: presenilin-2 is one of the causative genes for familial Alzheimer's disease, and the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele is a major genetic risk factor for late-onset and sporadic early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Polymorphism of the regulatory region of presenilin-2 has recently been reported to be associated with sporadic Alzheimer's disease in a Russian population. The purpose of this study was to...
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