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Newest in this topic

  1. Whole exome sequence-based association analyses of plasma amyloid-β in African and European Americans; the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities-Neurocognitive Study 2017-07-13
  2. Validation of Alzheimer's disease CSF and plasma biological markers: the multicentre reliability study of the pilot European Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (E-ADNI) 2009-06-16

Studies

2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2009 to 2017

Top journals

  • Experimental gerontology 1
  • PloS one 1

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  1. We discovered age-dependent genetic effects, established associations between vascular-related genes (KLKB1, F12, PLIN2) and midlife plasma aβ levels, and identified a plausible Alzheimer's Disease candidate gene (ITPRIP) influencing cell death.

  2. The use of frozen rather than fresh samples renders higher diagnostic accuracy within a multicentre context.

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