Genetic variations in tau-tubulin kinase-1 are linked to Alzheimer's disease in a Spanish case-control cohort

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 550.e5-550.e9

  Vázquez Higuera, José Luis ^a   Martínez García, Ana ^b   Sánchez Juan, Pascual ^a   Rodríguez Rodríguez, Eloy ^a   Mateo, Ignacio ^a   Pozueta, Ana ^a   Frank, Ana ^c   Valdivieso, Fernando ^b   Berciano, José ^a   Bullido, María J ^b   Combarros, Onofre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Genetic polymorphism; Tau phosphorylation; Tau tubulin kinase 1

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE; TAU PROTEIN; TAU TUBULIN KINASE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPAIN;

EID: 79952901812     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.12.021     Document Type: Article

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