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Association and expression analyses with single-nucleotide polymorphisms in TOMM40 in Alzheimer disease.
Archives of neurology - 1 Aug 2011
Cruchaga Carlos, Nowotny Petra, Kauwe John S K, Ridge Perry G, Mayo Kevin, Bertelsen Sarah, Hinrichs Anthony, Fagan Anne M, Holtzman David M, Morris John C, Goate Alison M
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BACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is the most statistically significant genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer disease (LOAD). The linkage disequilibrium pattern around the APOE gene has made it difficult to determine whether all the association signal is derived from APOE or whether there is an independent signal from a nearby gene. OBJECTIVE: To attempt to replicate a recently reported association of...
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