Genome-wide analysis of genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease and related sex disparities
Abstract Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly and the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. AD is mainly considered a complex disorder with polygenic inheritance. Despite discovering many susceptibility loci, a major proportion of AD ge...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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Series: | Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13195-018-0458-8 |