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Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease: a Mendelian randomization study
1 Dec 2018
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are the top two common neurodegenerative diseases in elderly. Recent studies found the α-synuclein have a key role in AD. Although many clinical and pathological features between AD and PD are shared, the genetic association between them remains unclear, especially whether α-synuclein in PD genetically alters AD risk. RESULTS: We did not obtain any...
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