The genetics of Alzheimer's disease in Brazil: 10 Years of analysis in a unique population

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-79

  Oliveira, J R M ^a   Nishimura, A L ^b   Lemos, R R ^a   Zatz, M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Brazil; Genetic risk factors; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DNA; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); SLC6A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 14; CHROMOSOME 19; CHROMOSOME 21; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ETHICS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; INBREEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RURAL AREA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TANDEM REPEAT; BRAZIL; CONSANGUINITY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; PENETRANCE; RISK FACTOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONSANGUINITY; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; PENETRANCE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 62649164373     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-008-9124-0     Document Type: Article

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