Promoter polymorphism (-491A/T) in the APOE gene of Finnish Alzheimer's disease patients and control individuals

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 246, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 821-824

  Helisalmi, Seppo ^a   Hiltunen, Mikko ^a   Valonen, Piia ^a   Mannermaa, Arto ^a   Koivisto, Anne Maria ^a   Lehtovirta, Maarit ^a   Ryynänen, Markku ^a   Soininen, Hilkka ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

491A T polymorphism; Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC RISK; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALLELES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; DNA; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0032878674     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050461     Document Type: Article

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