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CD33 rs3865444 as a risk factor for Parkinson's disease.
Neuroscience letters - 23 Mar 2021
Siokas Vasileios, Arseniou Stylianos, Aloizou Athina-Maria, Tsouris Zisis, Liampas Ioannis, Sgantzos Markos, Liakos Panagiotis, Bogdanos Dimitrios P, Hadjigeorgiou Georgios M, Dardiotis Efthimios
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's diseases (PD) share a few elements of their clinical, pathological and genetic backgrounds. The CD33 rs3865444 has emerged as a strong genetic locus associated with AD through genome-wide association study (GWAS). However, little is known for its role in PD. OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of CD33 rs3865444 on PD risk. METHODS: We genotyped 358 patients with PD and 358...
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