No evidence for genetic association between alpha-2 macroglobulin I1000V polymorphism and sporadic Alzheimer's disease in two independent Chinese populations

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 174-179

  Sun, Yan ^a   Shi, Jia Jun ^b   Zhang, Si Zhong ^a   Tang, Mou Ni ^b   Liu, Xie He ^a   Wang, Ying Cheng ^a   Han, Hai Ying ^b   Guo, Yang Bo ^b   Deng, He Huang ^b   Zhao, Zhen Huan ^b   Ma, Cui ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Guangzhou Psychiatric Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Alpha 2 macroglobulin; Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E; Genetic polymorphisms association

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; GENOMIC DNA; PRESENILIN 1; PRESENILIN 2; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENILE PLAQUE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 20244381115     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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