Alzheimer's disease and apolipoprotein E in Italy

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 777, Issue , 1996, Pages 260-265

  Sorbi, S ^a   Nacmias, B ^a   Forleo, P ^a   Piacentini, S ^a   Amaducci, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CHROMOSOME 21; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029873508     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb34429.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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