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A variant within FGF1 is associated with Alzheimer's disease in the Han Chinese population.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Mar 2014
Tao Qing-Qing, Sun Yi-Min, Liu Zhi-Jun, Ni Wang, Yang Ping, Li Hong-Lei, Lu Shen-Ji, Wu Zhi-Ying
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques and Tau-containing neurofibrillary tangles in vulnerable brain areas. The progression of AD is well correlated with hippocampal neuron loss which highly suggests genes associated with neuron survival would be important for AD pathogenesis. According to the recent results of...
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