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Chromosome 9p21.3 genotype is associated with vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Jul 2011
Emanuele Enzo, Lista Simone, Ghidoni Roberta, Binetti Giuliano, Cereda Cristina, Benussi Luisa, Maletta Raffaele, Bruni Amalia C, Politi Pierluigi
Abstract excerpt
Vascular risk factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The identification of a novel vascular disease susceptibility locus at 9p21.3 has recently generated great interest. In the present study, we sought to determine whether a common genetic variant (tagged by rs1333049, G/C) in the 9p21.3 locus-that has been previously linked to an increased vascular...
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