No association between very low density lipoprotein receptor (VLDL-R) and Alzheimer disease in American Caucasians

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-108

  Pritchard, M L ^a   Saunders, A M ^a   Gaskell, P C ^a   Small, G W ^b   Conneally, P M ^c   Rosi, B ^a   Yamaoka, L H ^a   Roses, A D ^a   Haines, J L ^d   Pericak Vance, M A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Apolipoprotein ; Association; Very low density lipoprotein receptor gene

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0030000181     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12630-6     Document Type: Article

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