The insulin gene VNTR polymorphism in Alzheimer's disease: Results of a pilot study

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 109, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 1029-1034

  Majores, M ^a   Kolsch H ^a   Bagli, M ^a   Ptok, U ^a   Kockler, M ^a   Becker, K ^a   Rao, M L ^a   Maier, W ^a   Heun, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age at onset; Alzheimer's disease; Association; Insulin; Insulin like growth factor; VNTR polymorphism

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN B;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DNA FLANKING REGION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INSULIN METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036315961     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007020200086     Document Type: Article

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