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A single nucleotide polymorphism in LRP2 is associated with susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease in the Chinese population.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 30 Jan 2011
Wang Li-Ling, Pan Xiao-Ling, Wang Ying, Tang Hui-Dong, Deng Yu-Lei, Ren Ru-Jing, Xu Wei, Ma Jian-Fang, Wang Gang, Chen Sheng-Di
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: LRP2 (also called megalin) plays a potential key role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recently, one genome-wide association study has revealed that the rs3755166 (G/A) polymorphism located in the LRP2 promoter is associated with development of AD in Caucasians, while there are no studies on the association LRP2 of with AD risk in Asians. METHODS: To evaluate the relationship between...
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