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Explorative results from multistep screening for potential genetic risk loci of Alzheimer's disease in the longitudinal VITA study cohort.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Jan 2018
Scholz Claus-Jürgen, Weber Heike, Jungwirth Susanne, Danielczyk Walter, Reif Andreas, Tragl Karl-Heinz, Fischer Peter, Riederer Peter, Deckert Jürgen, Grünblatt Edna
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that preferentially affects individuals of advanced age. Heritability estimates for AD range between 60 and 80%, but only few genetic risk factors have been identified so far. In the present explorative study, we aimed at characterizing the genetic contribution to late-onset AD in participants of the Vienna Transdanube Aging (VITA) longitudinal birth cohort...
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