Problems and solutions in the genetic analysis of late-onset Alzheimer's disease

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Volumn 1, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 213-217

  Hardy, John ^a   Myers, Amanda ^a   Wavrant De Vrieze, Fabienne ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid protein precursor; Apolipoprotein E; Presenilin

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CHOLESTEROL;

ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYTIC METHOD; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS);

EID: 9244257379     PISSN: 16602854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080988     Document Type: Review

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