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Association study of the NEDD9 gene with the risk of developing Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Sept 2008
Chapuis Julien, Moisan Frédéric, Mellick Georges, Elbaz Alexis, Silburn Peter, Pasquier Florence, Hannequin Didier, Lendon Corinne, Campion Dominique, Amouyel Philippe, Lambert Jean-Charles
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), the two most common neurodegenerative disorders in the elderly, have been hypothesized to share genetic determinants. Recently, Li et al. proposed that a variant in the NEDD9 gene may be one of these common genetic factors. We attempted to confirm this initial observation by conducting an equivalent analysis in terms of pathologies and sample size. We...
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