A polymorphism in the tau gene associated with risk for Alzheimer's disease

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 278, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 49-52

  Bullido, María Jesús ^a   Aldudo, Jesús ^a   Frank, Anna ^b   Coria, Francisco ^c   Avila, Jesús ^a   Valdivieso, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^c Palma de   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E4; Interaction; Polymorphism; Tau

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; TAU PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ALLELES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BINDING SITES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTRONS; MICROTUBULES; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 0033987314     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00893-9     Document Type: Article

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