No association between apolipoprotein E alleles and olivopontocerebellar atrophy.

doi:10.1016/s0022-510x(98)00099-9

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No association between apolipoprotein E alleles and olivopontocerebellar atrophy.

Journal of the neurological sciences - 11 Jun 1998

Toji H, Kawakami H, Kawarai T, Nakayama T, Komure O, Kuno S, Nakamura S

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Apolipoprotein E (apo E) epsilon4 is a risk factor for sporadic and late-onset familial Alzheimer's disease, but it is not well known whether the apo E is associated with spinocerebellar degeneration. We studied the frequency of apo E allele in 59 olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA) patients, inc...

Topics

Alleles
Apolipoproteins
Apolipoproteins D
Disease Susceptibility
Genotype
Humans
Middle Aged
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies

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