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Genetic association between polymorphisms of Pen2 gene and late onset Alzheimer's disease in the North Chinese population.
Brain research - 13 Apr 2007
Jia Longfei, Ye Jing, L V Haiyan, Wang Weishan, Zhou Chunkui, Zhang Xiaojun, Xu Jiangtao, Wang Lingling, Jia Jianping
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UNLABELLED: Presenilin enhancer 2 (Pen2) is a subunit of the gamma-secretase complex which cleaves amyloid precursor protein (APP) to generate amyloid beta (Abeta). We performed a systematic screening of all Pen2 exons and introns using direct sequencing to assess its role in the risk of developi...
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