Gene expression endophenotypes: A novel approach for gene discovery in Alzheimer's disease

Molecular Neurodegeneration

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Ertekin Taner, Nilüfer ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; MESSENGER RNA; TAU PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EAR; ENDOPHENOTYPE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; LIVER; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL LINE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 79955827892     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17501326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1750-1326-6-31     Document Type: Review

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