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Genetic determinants of disease progression in Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2015
Wang Xingbin, Lopez Oscar L, Sweet Robert A, Becker James T, DeKosky Steven T, Barmada Mahmud M, Demirci F Yesim, Kamboh M Ilyas
Abstract excerpt
There is a strong genetic basis for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD); thus far 22 genes/loci have been identified that affect the risk of LOAD. However, the relationships among the genetic variations at these loci and clinical progression of the disease have not been fully explored. In the present study, we examined the relationships of 22 known LOAD genes to the progression of AD in 680 AD patients...
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