Endothelin-converting enzyme-1 promoter polymorphisms and susceptibility to sporadic late-onset Alzheimer's disease in a Chinese population

Disease Markers

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 211-215

  Jin, Zhao ^a   Luxiang, Chi ^b   Huadong, Zhou ^a   Yanjiang, Wang ^a   Zhiqiang, Xu ^a   Hongyuan, Cao ^a   Lihua, Huang ^a   Xu, Yi ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; ECE 1; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CYSTEINE; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; GLYCINE; THREONINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LATE ONSET ALZHEIMER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 77249149910     PISSN: 02780240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/384047     Document Type: Article

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