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Newest in this topic

  1. Differential Aging Analysis in Human Cerebral Cortex Identifies Variants in TMEM106B and GRN that Regulate Aging Phenotypes 2017-03-18
  2. Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and CR1 associated with Alzheimer's disease 2009-09-06

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2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2009 to 2017

Top journals

  • Cell systems 1
  • Nature genetics 1

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  1. Differential Aging Analysis in Human Cerebral Cortex Identifies Variants in TMEM106B and GRN that Regulate Aging Phenotypes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Cell systems 2017-03-18 Genetics

    Human age-associated traits, such as cognitive decline, can be highly variable across the population, with some individuals exhibiting traits that are not expected at a given chronological age.

  2. Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and CR1 associated with Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Nature genetics 2009-09-06 Genetics

    The gene encoding apolipoprotein E (APOE) on chromosome 19 is the only confirmed susceptibility locus for late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

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