Cystatin C and apoe polymorphisms in Italian Alzheimer's disease

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 392, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 110-113

  Nacmias, Benedetta ^a   Bagnoli, Silvia ^a   Tedde, Andrea ^a   Cellini, Elena ^a   Guarnieri, Bianca Maria ^b   Bartoli, Antonella ^b   Serio, Antonio ^b   Piacentini, Silvia ^a   Sorbi, Sandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Casa di Cura Villa Serena   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E; Cystatin C; Genetics; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CYSTATIN C;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CYSTATINS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 28744446119     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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