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Influence of variation in the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor gene (FSHR) and age at menopause on the development of Alzheimer's disease in women.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2011
Corbo Rosa Maria, Gambina Giuseppe, Broggio Elisabetta, Scacchi Renato
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The higher prevalence of sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD) in women may be explained by their longer life expectancy, but also by biological gender-specific factors such as a woman's past fertility. METHODS: We investigated the relationship between fertility and susceptibility to AD in women by studying two polymorphisms at codons 307 and 680 of the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor gene (FSHR)...
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