A polymorphism in the regulatory region of APOE associated with risk for Alzheimer's dementia

Nature Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-71

  Bullido, María Jesús ^a   Artiga, María Jesús ^a   Recuero, María ^a   Sastre, Isabel ^a   García, Miguel Angel ^a   Aldudo, Jesús ^a   Lendon, Corinne ^b   Han, Sang Woo ^b   Morris, John C ^b   Frank, Anna ^c   Vázquez, Jesús ^a   Goate, Alison ^b   Valdivieso, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN;

ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ALLELES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; DEMENTIA; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RISK FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 17344374322     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ng0198-69     Document Type: Article

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