title: Association study of the HLA-A2 allele in Italian Alzheimer disease patients.
abstract: Association of the A2 allele of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) with Alzheimer disease (AD) is still controversial. The authors evaluated HLA-A2 association with AD in 173 Italian AD patients, considering also the possible interaction with APOE pattern, age of onset and gender. No evidence of any association was found.
authors: Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology, Don C. Gnocchi Foundation IRCCS, Milan, Italy. fguerini@dongnocchi.it
authors: Franca Rosa
authors: FR
authors: Guerini
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Calabrese
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Agliardi
authors: Milena
authors: M
authors: Zanzottera
authors: Massimo
authors: M
authors: Franceschi
authors: Luigi Maria Edoardo
authors: LM
authors: Grimaldi
authors: Raffaello
authors: R
authors: Nemni
authors: Pasquale
authors: P
authors: Ferrante
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D053327:Apolipoprotein E4 / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D005838:Genotype; D015789:HLA-A2 Antigen / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D053327:Apolipoprotein E4; D015789:HLA-A2 Antigen