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Role of common and rare APP DNA sequence variants in Alzheimer disease.
Neurology - 17 Apr 2012
Hooli B V, Mohapatra G, Mattheisen M, Parrado A R, Roehr J T, Shen Y, Gusella J F, Moir R, Saunders A J, Lange C, Tanzi R E, Bertram L
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OBJECTIVES: More than 30 different rare mutations, including copy number variants (CNVs), in the amyloid precursor protein gene (APP) cause early-onset familial Alzheimer disease (EOFAD), whereas the contribution of common APP variants to disease risk remains controversial. In this study we systematically assessed the role of both rare and common APP DNA variants in Alzheimer disease (AD) families. METHODS:...
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