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HECTD2, a candidate susceptibility gene for Alzheimer's disease on 10q.
BMC medical genetics - 15 Sept 2009
Lloyd Sarah E, Rossor Martin, Fox Nick, Mead Simon, Collinge John
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Late onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by the deposition of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain and is the major cause of dementia. Multiple genetic loci, including 10q, have been implicated in LOAD but to date, with the exception of APOE, the underlying genes have not been identified. HECTD2 maps to 10q and has been implicated in...
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