PEN2 is not a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease in a large family sample

Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 304-306

  Bertram, L ^a   Menon, R ^a   Mullin, K ^a   Parkinson, M ^a   Bradley, M L ^a   Blacker, D ^a,b,c   Tanzi, R E ^a,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Ctr for Aging Genet/Neurodegen   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; GAMMA SECRETASE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 19Q; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEN2 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0842282469     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000103283.65914.0B     Document Type: Article

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