Variation in NPC1, the gene encoding Niemann-Pick C1, a protein involved in intracellular cholesterol transport, is associated with Alzheimer disease and/or aging in the Polish population.

Erickson, Robert P

Variation in NPC1, the gene encoding Niemann-Pick C1, a protein involved in intracellular cholesterol transport, is associated with Alzheimer disease and/or aging in the Polish population. [electronic resource] - Neuroscience letters Dec 2008 - 153-7 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0304-3940

10.1016/j.neulet.2008.09.046 doi


Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging--genetics
Alzheimer Disease--genetics
Carrier Proteins--genetics
Chi-Square Distribution
Female
Gene Frequency
Genotype
Humans
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Male
Membrane Glycoproteins--genetics
Niemann-Pick C1 Protein
Poland
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide--genetics