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An association between a subset of Finnish late-onsetAlzheimer’s disease and alpha2-macroglobulin

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  1. Department of Neuroscience and Neurology, University Hospital and University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland

    M. Pirskanen, I. Alafuzoff, M. Hiltunen, S. Helisalmi, M. Lehtovirta, A. M. Koivisto & H. Soininen

  2. Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1777, 70211, Kuopio, Finland

    M. Pirskanen, M. Hiltunen, A. Mannermaa & S. Helisalmi

  3. Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1777, 70211, Kuopio, Finland

    I. Alafuzoff

  4. Department of Medicine, University Hospital and University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1777, 70211, Kuopio, Finland

    M. Laakso

  5. Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Kuopio, Building 5, P.O. Box 1777, 70211, Kuopio, Finland

    H. Soininen

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Pirskanen, M., Alafuzoff, I., Hiltunen, M. et al. An association between a subset of Finnish late-onsetAlzheimer’s disease and alpha2-macroglobulin. Neurogenetics 3, 171–172 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100480100110

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