Alzheimer's disease as a polygenic disease

Neuropathology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 111-115

  Okuizumi, Kaoru ^a   Tsuji, Shoji ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E; Very low density lipoprotein receptor

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031926118     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.1998.tb00087.x     Document Type: Article

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