The apolipoprotein CI A allele as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.

doi:10.1023/a:1022409617539

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The apolipoprotein CI A allele as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.

Neurochemical research - 1 Mar 1998

Poduslo S E, Neal M, Herring K, Shelly J

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The E4 allele for the apolipoprotein E gene has been shown to be a significant risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. The gene is located in a conserved gene cluster on chromosome 19q12-13.2. Downstream from APOE is the gene for apolipoprotein CI. We had previously shown that the presence of a rest...

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Age of Onset
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alleles
Alzheimer Disease
Apolipoprotein C-I
Apolipoprotein E4
Apolipoproteins C
Apolipoproteins E
Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
Female
Gene Frequency
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Risk Factors

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