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Comprehensive analysis of APOE and selected proximate markers for late-onset Alzheimer's disease: patterns of linkage disequilibrium and disease/marker association.
Genomics - 1 Jun 2007
Yu Chang-En, Seltman Howard, Peskind Elaine R, Galloway Nichole, Zhou Peter X, Rosenthal Elisabeth, Wijsman Ellen M, Tsuang Debby W, Devlin Bernie, Schellenberg Gerard D
Abstract excerpt
The epsilon(4) allele of APOE confers a two- to fourfold increased risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD), but LOAD pathology does not all fit neatly around APOE. It is conceivable that genetic variation proximate to APOE contributes to LOAD risk. Therefore, we investigated the degree of...
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