Possible association of nicastrin polymorphisms and Alzheimer disease in the Finnish population

Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 173-175

  Helisalmi, S ^a,b   Dermaut, B ^b   Hiltunen, M ^a   Mannermaa, A ^a   Van Den Broeck, M ^b   Lehtovirta, M ^a   Koivisto, A M ^a   Iivonen, S ^a   Cruts, M ^b   Soininen, H ^a   Van Broeckhoven, C ^b,c  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; NICASTRIN;

ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FINLAND; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 3242669646     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000133153.98139.4E     Document Type: Article

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