Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 1037-1047 , July 2009

Meta-analysis of linkage studies for Alzheimer's disease—A web resource

  • Amy W. Butler

      Affiliations

    • King's College London, MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, UK
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  • Mandy Y.M. Ng

      Affiliations

    • King's College London, MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, UK
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  • Marian L. Hamshere

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Cardiff University, UK
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  • Paola Forabosco

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Genetica delle Popolazioni-CNR, Alghero, Italy
    • ,
  • Richard Wroe

      Affiliations

    • King's College London, MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, UK
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  • Ammar Al-Chalabi

      Affiliations

    • King's College London, MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, UK
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  • Cathryn M. Lewis

      Affiliations

    • King's College London, MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, UK
    • King's College London, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine at Guy's, King's College and St. Thomas’ Hospital, UK
    • ,
  • John F. Powell

      Affiliations

    • King's College London, MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Box P055, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. Tel.: +44 020 7848 0630; fax: +44 020 7848 0017.

Received 25 March 2008 ,Revised 17 March 2009 ,Accepted 24 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.03.013

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 1037-1047 , July 2009

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