Is MTHFR polymorphism a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease like APOE? Polimorfismo da MTHFR é um fator de risco para demência de Alzheimer como APOE?

BACKGROUND: The role of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphisms as risk factors for the occurence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is still controversial: OBJECTIVE: To verify the association between MTHFR and apolipoprotein E (APOE) polymorphisms and Alzheimer's disease....

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Main Authors: Liana Lisboa Fernandez, Rosane Machado Scheibe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2005-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2005000100001