The genetics of Alzheimer's disease

Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 79-100

  Bertram, Lars ^a   Tanzi, Rudolph E ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid protein; Causal genes; Genome wide association study; Keywords; Meta analysis; Risk genes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859584667     PISSN: 18771173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385883-2.00008-4     Document Type: Chapter

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