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Meta-analysis on the association between the TF gene rs1049296 and AD.
The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques - 1 Sept 2013
Wang Yun, Xu Shunliang, Liu Zhen, Lai Chao, Xie Zhaohong, Zhao Cuiping, Wei Yan, Bi Jian Zhong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms of genes participating in iron transportation have been associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. The association between transferrin (TF) gene rs1049296 (P570S) polymorphism and AD is controversial. METHODS: We performed meta analysis on data from 19 studies with 6310 cases and 13661 controls to reexamine the association between the TF gene rs1049296 polymorphism and AD. We applied...
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