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Association study of the HLA-A2 allele in Italian Alzheimer disease patients.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Dec 2009
Guerini Franca Rosa, Calabrese Elena, Agliardi Cristina, Zanzottera Milena, Franceschi Massimo, Grimaldi Luigi Maria Edoardo, Nemni Raffaello, Ferrante Pasquale
Abstract excerpt
Association of the A2 allele of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) with Alzheimer disease (AD) is still controversial. The authors evaluated HLA-A2 association with AD in 173 Italian AD patients, considering also the possible interaction with APOE pattern, age of onset and gender. No evidence of any association was found.
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