Microsatellite polymorphism of the α1-antichymotrypsin gene locus associated with sporadic Alzheimer's disease

Human Genetics

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-31

  Morgan, Kevin ^a   Morgan, Linda ^a   Carpenter, Karen ^a   Lowe, James ^a   Lam, Letty ^a   Cave, Samantha ^a   Xuereb, John ^b   Wischik, Claude ^b   Harrington, Charles ^c   Kalsheker, Noor A ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; DINUCLEOTIDE; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031060710     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050304     Document Type: Article

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