Investigaton of possible associations of 11 poly-morphisms in 8 candidate genes in southeastern African-American Alzheimer disease patients as compared to age-matched controls

Investigation of association of 13 polym

Investigation of association of 13 polymorphisms in eight genes in southeastern African American Alzheimer disease patients as compared to age-matched controls

✍ Perry, Rodney T. ;Collins, Julianne S. ;Harrell, Lindy E. ;Acton, Ronald T. ;Go, 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 124 KB

Alzheimer disease (AD) is an emotionally devastating and exceptionally costly disease. Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is a major risk factor gene for AD regardless of age of onset or family history. However, this association may not be as strong or consistent in ethnic groups such as African Americans, rai