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Mosaic Loss of Chromosome Y in Blood Is Associated with Alzheimer Disease.
American journal of human genetics - 2 Jun 2016
Dumanski Jan P, Lambert Jean-Charles, Rasi Chiara, Giedraitis Vilmantas, Davies Hanna, Grenier-Boley Benjamin, Lindgren Cecilia M, Campion Dominique, Dufouil Carole, Pasquier Florence, Amouyel Philippe, Lannfelt Lars, Ingelsson Martin, Kilander Lena, Lind Lars, Forsberg Lars A
Abstract excerpt
Men have a shorter life expectancy compared with women but the underlying factor(s) are not clear. Late-onset, sporadic Alzheimer disease (AD) is a common and lethal neurodegenerative disorder and many germline inherited variants have been found to influence the risk of developing AD. Our previous results show that a fundamentally different genetic variant, i.e., lifetime-acquired loss of chromosome Y (LOY) in...
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