An association study between granulin gene polymorphisms and Alzheimer's disease in finnish population

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 747-750

  Viswanathan, Jayashree ^a   Mäkinen, Petra ^a   Helisalmi, Seppo ^a   Haapasalo, Annakaisa ^a   Soininen, Hilkka ^a   Hiltunen, Mikko ^a,b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Association; Neurodegeneration; Polymorphisms; Risk gene

Indexed keywords

PROGRANULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINLAND; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GRN GENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649435606     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30889     Document Type: Article

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