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NEDD9 is genetically associated with Alzheimer's disease in a Han Chinese population.
Brain research - 19 Jan 2011
Xing Yao-Yao, Yu Jin-Tai, Yan Wen-Jing, Chen Wei, Zhong Xiao-Ling, Jiang Hong, Wang Ping, Tan Lan
Abstract excerpt
Neural precursor cell-expressed, developmentally downregulated 9 (NEDD9) has been suspected to be associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) through participating in the formation of neurite-like membrane extensions and neurite outgrowth to affect the number of neuronal cells/synapses in the brain under stressful conditions. A recent large-scale, multi-tiered association study has identified significant association...
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