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Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 is associated with risk for Alzheimer's disease in a Dutch population-based study.
Journal of neurology - 1 May 2008
Arias-Vásquez Alejandro, Aulchenko Yurii S, Isaacs Aaron, van Oosterhout Andy, Sleegers Kristels, Hofman Albert, van Broeckhoven Christine, Oostra Ben A, Breteler Monique, van Duijn Cornelia M
Abstract excerpt
Although the role of the Cdk5 protein in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is well recognized, there have been relatively few studies investigating genetic variants in the CDK5 gene in AD. In this study, we assessed the association between five previously described single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the CDK5 gene and late onset AD by means of logistic regression and haplotype association analyses. Including all...
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