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Association between promoter polymorphisms of vascular endothelial growth factor gene and sporadic Alzheimer's disease among Northern Chinese Han.
Neuroscience letters - 3 Jul 2009
Yuan Qian, Zuo Xiumei, Jia Jianping
Abstract excerpt
Increasing evidences suggest that polymorphisms within the promoter region of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene may elevate the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). In Northern Chinese Han, we found three polymorphisms in the VEGF promoter: -2578C/A (rs699947), -2549I/D (rs35569394) and -1154G/A (rs1570360). A strong linkage disequilibrium was detected between -2578C/A and -2549I/D. After adjusting...
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