The very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) receptor is a genetic susceptibility factor for Alzheimer disease in a European Caucasian population

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 368-371

  Helbecque, N ^a   Richard, F ^a   Cottel, D ^a   Neuman, E ^b   Guez, D ^b   Amouyel, Philippe ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^b IRIS Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Polymorphism; Receptor; VLDL

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR GENE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032450065     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-199812000-00019     Document Type: Article

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