Hippocampal atrophy as a quantitative trait in a genome-wide association study identifying novel susceptibility genes for Alzheimer's disease.

Hippocampal atrophy as a quantitative trait in a genome-wide association study identifying novel susceptibility genes for Alzheimer's disease.

BACKGROUND:With the exception of APOE epsilon4 allele, the common genetic risk factors for sporadic Alzheimer's Disease (AD) are unknown. METHODS AND FINDINGS:We completed a genome-wide association study on 381 participants in the ADNI (Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative) study. S...

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Main Authors: Steven G Potkin, Guia Guffanti, Anita Lakatos, Jessica A Turner, Frithjof Kruggel, James H Fallon, Andrew J Saykin, Alessandro Orro, Sara Lupoli, Erika Salvi, Michael Weiner, Fabio Macciardi, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2719581?pdf=render

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