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Association study of susceptibility genes for late-onset Alzheimer's disease in the Japanese population.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Dec 2012
Ohara Tomoyuki, Ninomiya Toshiharu, Hirakawa Yoichiro, Ashikawa Kyota, Monji Akira, Kiyohara Yutaka, Kanba Shigenobu, Kubo Michiaki
Abstract excerpt
APOE is an established susceptibility gene for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD). Recent genome-wide association studies have identified many additional susceptibility genes for LOAD in populations of European descent. However, there is little information on whether or not genetic variants in these genes are associated with other ethnicities. To investigate the association of seven genes identified by...
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