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Polygenic risk of Alzheimer's disease in the Faroe Islands.
European journal of neurology - 1 Aug 2022
Johansen Malan, Joensen Sofus, Restorff Marjun, Stórá Tórmóður, Christy Darren, Gustavsson Emil K, Bian Jiang, Guo Yi, Farrer Matthew J, Petersen Maria Skaalum
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The Faroe Islands are a geographically isolated population in the North Atlantic with a similar prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and all-cause dementia as other European populations. However, the genetic risk underlying AD and other dementia susceptibility has yet to be elucidated. METHODS: Forty-nine single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped in 174 patients with AD and...
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