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HLA-A2 Alleles Mediate Alzheimer's Disease by Altering Hippocampal Volume.
Molecular neurobiology - 1 May 2017
Wang Zi-Xuan, Wang Hui-Fu, Tan Lin, Sun Fu-Rong, Tan Meng-Shan, Tan Chen-Chen, Jiang Teng, Tan Lan, Yu Jin-Tai
Abstract excerpt
HLA-A is a locus of the major histocompatibility complex situated on chromosome 6p21.3. HLA-A has been shown to be associated with susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we firstly investigated the association of gene variants in HLA-A and brain structures on MRI in a large sample from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) to explore the effects of HLA-A on AD pathogenesis. We...
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