Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 691-696 , May 2009

Gene variations in GSTM3 are a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease

  • G.-S. Hong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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  • R. Heun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham, UK
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  • F. Jessen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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  • J. Popp

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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  • F. Hentschel

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neuroradiology, Central Institute of Mental Health, Faculty of Clinical Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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  • P. Kelemen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neuroradiology, Central Institute of Mental Health, Faculty of Clinical Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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  • A. Schulz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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  • W. Maier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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  • H. Kölsch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 228 287 19398; fax: +49 228 287 16383.

Received 10 April 2007 ,Revised 18 July 2007 ,Accepted 20 August 2007.

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PII: S0197-4580(07)00346-6

doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.08.012

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 691-696 , May 2009

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