Lack of association of neprilysin gene polymorphisms with Alzheimer's disease in a southern Chinese community

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 354-358

  Fu, Yan ^a   Li, Ai Feng ^a   Shi, Jia Jun ^b   Tang, Mou Ni ^a   Guo, Yang Bo ^a   Zhao, Zhen Huan ^a  

^a Guangzhou Psychiatric Hospital   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E; Gene polymorphism; NEP

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; MEMBRANE METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ALLELE; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; CHINA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPRILYSIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 65649132717     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610208008338     Document Type: Article

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