Additional evidence for antagonistic pleiotropic effects of APOE

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-

  Zetterberg, Henrik ^a   Alexander, David M ^a   Spandidos, Demetrios A ^a   Blennow, Kaj ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; PERINATAL DEATH; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS;

EID: 58049154704     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2008.10.005     Document Type: Letter

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