APOE ε4 allele is associated with an increased risk of bulbar-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in men

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1046-1052

  Praline, J ^a,b   Blasco, H ^a,c   Vourc'h, P ^a,c   Garrigue, M A ^c   Gordon, P H ^d   Camu, W ^e   Corcia, P ^a,b   Andres, C R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^c CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Androgen receptor; APOE gene; Association study; Gender; Genetics; Susceptibility factor

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANDROGENS; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; BULBAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CYTOPROTECTION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79960303432     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.03330.x     Document Type: Article

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