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APOE ε2 allele may decrease the age at onset in patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 or Machado-Joseph disease from the Chinese Han population.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Sept 2014
Peng Huirong, Wang Chunrong, Chen Zhao, Sun Zhanfang, Jiao Bin, Li Kai, Huang Fengzhen, Hou Xuan, Wang Junling, Shen Lu, Xia Kun, Tang Beisha, Jiang Hong
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphism of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene has been defined as a modifying factor for age at onset (AO) in neurodegenerative disorders. The AO of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 or Machado-Joseph disease (SCA3 or MJD) is inversely correlated with expanded CAG repeat lengths in the ATXN3 gene; however, AO is only partially explained by the expanded CAG repeats. We performed a case-control study to explore...
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