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      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Avicenna J Med Biotech</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">arij002</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology</journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="ppub">2008-2835</issn>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2008-4625</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Avicenna Research Institute</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">ajmb10347</article-id>
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        <article-title>Polymorphisms in the Cholinergic Receptors Muscarinic (&lt;i&gt;CHRM2 and CHRM3&lt;/i&gt;) Genes and Alzheimer’s Disease</article-title>
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        <contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Ya Chee</surname><given-names>Lim</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Cumming</surname><given-names>Alaistair</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group>
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      <volume>10</volume>
      <issue>3</issue>
      <fpage>196</fpage>
      <lpage>199</lpage>
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        <date date-type="received">
          <day>25</day>
          <month>7</month>
          <year>2017</year>
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        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>17</day>
          <month>10</month>
          <year>2017</year>
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      &lt;p&gt;Background: Disruption of the cholinergic neurotransmitter pathway which is important for cognition, memory and learning abilities has been reported in Alzheimer&amp;rsquo;s Disease (AD) patients. The receptors involved include the Cholinergic Receptors Muscarinic (&lt;em&gt;CHRM&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;em&gt;CHRM2&lt;/em&gt; gene has been associated with intelligence, personality traits, substance dependence and depression. &lt;em&gt;CHRM3&lt;/em&gt; has been found to heterodimerize with &lt;em&gt;CHRM2&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
Methods: DNA samples from 240 AD patients with SNPs rs6962027 of &lt;em&gt;CHRM2&lt;/em&gt; gene and rs7511970 of &lt;em&gt;CHRM3&lt;/em&gt; gene were amplified using PCR and genotyped using Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP). Chi-squared test was done to check if the genes are in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
Results and Conclusion: Although the results did not show significant associations, these data denote plausible interaction between TT in SNP rs6962027 in &lt;em&gt;CHRM2 &lt;/em&gt;gene and TT in SNP rs7511970 in CHRM3 gene affecting AD risk. SNP rs7511970 of &lt;em&gt;CHRM3&lt;/em&gt; gene may also exert an influence on late-onset AD.&lt;/p&gt;

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