The genetic studies of dementias in Taiwan

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 60-63

  Chen, Hsin Hung ^a,b   Hu, Chaur Jong ^b  

^a Department of Neurology   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Chinese; Dementias; Genetic; Taiwanese

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; NOTCH3 RECEPTOR; PRESENILIN 1;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOE4 GENE; CADASIL; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NOTCH3 GENE; PREVALENCE; PS1 GENE; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TAIWAN; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33645685952     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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