No association between the genes for butyrylcholinesterase K variant and apolipoprotein E4 in late-onset Alzheimer's disease

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-115

  Ki, Chang Seok ^a   Na, Duk Lyul ^a   Kim, Jong Won ^a,c   Kim, Hye Jin ^b   Kim, Doh Kwan ^a   Yoon, Byung Koo ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E; Butyrylcholinesterase; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; CHOLINESTERASE;

AGING; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 3; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GENETTA;

EID: 0033574377     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990416)88:2<113::AID-AJMG2>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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