A new polymorphism in the APOE promoter associated with risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 533-540

  Lambert, Jean Charles ^a   Pasquier, Florence ^b   Cottel, Dominique ^a   Frigard, Bernard ^c   Amouyel, Philippe ^a   Chartier Harlin, Marie Christine ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c Ctr Geriartrie de Wasquehal Molinel   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TATA BOX;

EID: 0031911596     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.3.533     Document Type: Article

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