SNPs associated with cerebrospinal fluid phospho-tau levels influence rate of decline in Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a complex and multifactorial disease. While large genome-wide association studies have had some success in identifying novel genetic risk factors for AD, case-control studies are less likely to uncover genetic factors that influence progression of disease. An alterna...

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Main Authors: Carlos Cruchaga, John S K Kauwe, Kevin Mayo, Noah Spiegel, Sarah Bertelsen, Petra Nowotny, Aarti R Shah, Richard Abraham, Paul Hollingworth, Denise Harold, Michael M Owen, Julie Williams, Simon Lovestone, Elaine R Peskind, Ge Li, James B Leverenz, Douglas Galasko, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, John C Morris, Anne M Fagan, David M Holtzman, Alison M Goate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2940763?pdf=render