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Association of DAPK1 genetic variations with Alzheimer's disease in Han Chinese.
Brain research - 16 Feb 2011
Wu Zhong-Chen, Zhang Wei, Yu Jin-Tai, Zhang Qun, Tian Yan, Lu Rui-Chun, Yu Nan-Nan, Chi Zhao-Fu, Tan Lan
Abstract excerpt
Apoptosis and autophagy are common physiological and pathological processes in the human body. Death-associated kinase protein 1 (DAPK1), which participates in the process of cell death, has attracted people's attention for its potential risk with late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD). A recent study identified two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in DAPK1 that show significant association with LOAD in...
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