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Genome-wide association study identifies four novel loci associated with Alzheimer's endophenotypes and disease modifiers.
Acta neuropathologica - 1 May 2017
Deming Yuetiva, Li Zeran, Kapoor Manav, Harari Oscar, Del-Aguila Jorge L, Black Kathleen, Carrell David, Cai Yefei, Fernandez Maria Victoria, Budde John, Ma Shengmei, Saef Benjamin, Howells Bill, Huang Kuan-Lin, Bertelsen Sarah, Fagan Anne M, Holtzman David M, Morris John C, Kim Sungeun, Saykin Andrew J, De Jager Philip L, Albert Marilyn, Moghekar Abhay, O'Brien Richard, Riemenschneider Matthias, Petersen Ronald C, Blennow Kaj, Zetterberg Henrik, Minthon Lennart, Van Deerlin Vivianna M, Lee Virginia Man-Yee, Shaw Leslie M, Trojanowski John Q, Schellenberg Gerard, Haines Jonathan L, Mayeux Richard, Pericak-Vance Margaret A, Farrer Lindsay A, Peskind Elaine R, Li Ge, Di Narzo Antonio F, Kauwe John S K, Goate Alison M, Cruchaga Carlos
Abstract excerpt
More than 20 genetic loci have been associated with risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but reported genome-wide significant loci do not account for all the estimated heritability and provide little information about underlying biological mechanisms. Genetic studies using intermediate quantitative traits such as biomarkers, or endophenotypes, benefit from increased statistical power to identify variants that may...
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