Polymorphism at codon 174 of the prion-like protein gene is not associated with sporadic Alzheimer's disease

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 332, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 213-215

  Infante, Jon ^a   Llorca, Javier ^b   Rodero, Lucía ^a   Palacio, Enrique ^a   Berciano, José ^a   Combarros, Onofre ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Doppel; Prion; Prion like protein gene

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; PRION PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN DOPPEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CODON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRPSC PROTEINS; SPAIN;

EID: 0037044705     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(02)00941-2     Document Type: Article

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