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Genetic Analyses of Alzheimer's Disease in China: Achievements and Perspectives.
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ACS chemical neuroscience [ACS Chem Neurosci] 2019 Feb 20; Vol. 10 (2), pp. 890-901. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Feb 08. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Since 2010, the Chinese have become one of the most aged populations in the world, leading to a severe burden of neurodegenerative disorders. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease and has a high genetic heritability. In the past two decades, numerous genetic analyses, from linkage analyses and candidate gene studies to genome-wide association studies (GWASs) and next-generation sequencing studies, have identified dozens of AD susceptibility or causal genes. These studies have provided a comprehensive genetic view and contributed to the understanding of the pathological and molecular mechanisms of the disease. However, most of the recognized AD genetic risk factors have been reported in studies based on European populations or populations of European ancestry, and data about the genetics of AD from other populations has been very limited. As China has the largest AD population in the world and because of the remarkable genetic differences between the East and the West, deciphering the genetic basis and molecular mechanism in Chinese patients with AD may add key points to the full characterization of AD. In this review, we present an overview of the current state of AD genetic research in China, with an emphasis on genome-level studies. We also describe the challenges and opportunities for future advances, especially for in-depth collaborations, brain bank construction, and primate animal modeling. There is an urgent need to promote public awareness and increase our collaborations and data sharing.
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- Alzheimer Disease therapy
Animals
Biomedical Research methods
China epidemiology
Genome-Wide Association Study methods
Humans
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide genetics
Alzheimer Disease epidemiology
Alzheimer Disease genetics
Asian People genetics
Biomedical Research trends
Genome-Wide Association Study trends
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1948-7193
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- ACS chemical neuroscience
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30698408
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00435