title: Re: "PICALM Gene rs3851179 Polymorphism Contributes to Alzheimer's Disease in an Asian Population".
abstract: Liu et al. have carried out a meta-analysis of case-control studies to investigate the association between PICALM gene rs3851179 polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease in an Asian population. However, several important issues should be noted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Second People's Hospital, Changzhou, 213003, China.
authors.forename: Ming-Jie
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Second People's Hospital, Changzhou, 213003, China. lrp216216@sina.com.|Central Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Second People's Hospital, Changzhou, 213003, China. lrp216216@sina.com.
authors.forename: Rui-Ping
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Second People's Hospital, Changzhou, 213003, China. kong_zhijun@sina.com.
authors.forename: Zhi-Jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Kong
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease; D044466:Asian People; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D034041:Monomeric Clathrin Assembly Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
chemical_list: D034041:Monomeric Clathrin Assembly Proteins; C439003:PICALM protein, human
keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; Meta-analysis; PICALM; rs3851179 polymorphism