Association of neuronal nitric oxide synthase C276T polymorphism with Alzheimer's disease [3]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 985-986

  Galimberti, Daniela ^a   Venturelli, Eliana ^a   Gatti, Alberto ^a   Lovati, Carlo ^b   Fenoglio, Chiara ^a   Mariani, Claudio ^b   Forloni, Gianluigi ^c   Bresolin, Nereo ^a   Scarpini, Elio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 23944448182     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0783-2     Document Type: Letter

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