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High apolipoprotein E4 allele frequency in FXTAS patients.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Aug 2013
Silva Francisca, Rodriguez-Revenga Laia, Madrigal Irene, Alvarez-Mora Maria Isabel, Oliva Rafael, Milà Montserrat
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome is a late-onset neurodegenerative disorder that occurs in FMR1 premutation carriers. It is well known that the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele is a risk factor for neurodegenerative disease. The main goal of this work was to evaluate the apolipoprotein E genotypes and allelic distribution among patients with fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome. METHODS: A...
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