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Association of HMGCR polymorphism with late-onset Alzheimer's disease in Han Chinese.
Oncotarget - 19 Apr 2016
Chang Xiao-Long, Tan Lin, Tan Meng-Shan, Wang Hui-Fu, Tan Chen-Chen, Zhang Wei, Zheng Zhan-Jie, Kong Ling-Li, Wang Zi-Xuan, Jiang Teng, Yu Jin-Tai, Tan Lan
Abstract excerpt
The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) acts as a potential genetic modifier for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Previous reports identified that HMGCR rs3846662 polymorphism is associated with biosynthesis of cholesterol in AD pathology. In order to assess the involvement of the HMGCR polymorphism in the risk of late-onset AD (LOAD) in northern Han Chinese, we performed a case-control study of 2334...
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