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APOE, ACT and CHRNA7 genes in the conversion from amnestic mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Aug 2009
Barabash A, Marcos A, Ancín I, Vázquez-Alvarez B, de Ugarte C, Gil P, Fernández C, Encinas M, López-Ibor J J, Cabranes J A
Abstract excerpt
We have investigated whether the -86 C/T promoter polymorphism in CHRNA7 gene, the signal peptide polymorphism of the alpha1-antichymotripsin (ACT) gene or the APOE genotype are associated with an increased risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or affect the risk of evolution to Alzheimer's disease (AD). We have followed up 89 patients with initial diagnoses of amnestic MCI for 49 months. Patients were...
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