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Genetic polymorphisms of clusterin gene are associated with a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s disease

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Acknowledgments

Grant support: NSC 96-2314-B-002-197 and 97-2314-B-002-168-MY3. We thank Prof. Wen-Chung Lee (Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University) for statistical consultation on this work.

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  1. Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Yen-Ling Lin, Shih-Yuan Chen, Jen-Hau Chen, Shi-Yi Yang, Yi-Ling Huang, Wei J. Chen & Yen-Ching Chen

  2. Graduate Institute of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Liang-Chuan Lai

  3. Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Jen-Hau Chen

  4. Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Ta-Fu Chen

  5. Department of Neurology, En Chu Kong Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Yu Sun

  6. Department of Laboratory Medicine, En Chu Kong Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Li-Li Wen

  7. Center of Neurological Medicine, Cardinal Tien’s Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Ping-Keung Yip

  8. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cardinal Tien’s Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Yi-Min Chu

  9. Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Wei J. Chen & Yen-Ching Chen

  10. Research Center for Genes, Environment and Human Health, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Wei J. Chen & Yen-Ching Chen

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Lin, YL., Chen, SY., Lai, LC. et al. Genetic polymorphisms of clusterin gene are associated with a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Eur J Epidemiol 27, 73–75 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-012-9650-5

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