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Sex-dependent autosomal effects on clinical progression of Alzheimer's disease.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Jul 2020
Fan Chun Chieh, Banks Sarah J, Thompson Wesley K, Chen Chi-Hua, McEvoy Linda K, Tan Chin Hong, Kukull Walter, Bennett David A, Farrer Lindsay A, Mayeux Richard, Schellenberg Gerard D, Andreassen Ole A, Desikan Rahul, Dale Anders M
Abstract excerpt
Sex differences in the manifestations of Alzheimer's disease are under intense investigation. Despite the emerging importance of polygenic predictions for Alzheimer's disease, sex-dependent polygenic effects have not been demonstrated. Here, using a sex crossover analysis, we show that sex-dependent autosomal genetic effects on Alzheimer's disease can be revealed by characterizing disease progress via the hazard...
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