Association of the HLA-A2 allele with an earlier age of onset of Alzheimer's disease

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 140-141

  Combarros, O ^a   Escribano, J ^a   Sanchez Velasco P ^a   Leyva Cobian F ^a   Oterino, A ^a   Leno, C ^a   Berciano, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E; HLA A2

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031858175     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb01735.x     Document Type: Article

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