Association of the neprilysin and apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms with Alzheimer's disease in Xinjiang Uygur population

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 176-179

  Zhou, Xiao Hui ^a   Xing, Shi Feng ^a   Luo, Xiao Mei ^a  

^a XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E; Neprilysin; Uygur

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; MEMBRANE METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPRILYSIN; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 77951981454     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1003-9406.2010.02.013     Document Type: Article

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