Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism
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Noor Kalsheker

Human Genetics Group, School of Life Sciences, Queens Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Biography

Dr Noor Kalsheker is an Emeritus Professor at the School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham. Noor does research in the field of alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency and the genetics of chronic obstructive airways disease.. Their most recent publication is editorship of a book ''Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Gene Deficiency. Biology, Diagnosis, Clinical Significance and Emerging Therapies. Academic Press 2017. He has contributed to 3 chapters in this textbook in addition to being Chief Editor with Professor RA Stockley.

Publications

Investigating Splicing Variants Uncovered by Next-Generation Sequencing the Alzheimer's Disease Candidate Genes, CLU, PICALM, CR1, ABCA7, BIN1, the MS4A Locus, CD2AP, EPHA1 and CD33

Late onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD), the most common cause of late onset dementia, has a strong genetic component. To date, 21 disease-risk loci have been identified through genome wide association studies (GWAS). However, the causative functional variant(s) within these loci are yet to be discovered. This study aimed to identify potential ... Read More»

Naomi Clement, Anne Braae, James Turton, Jenny Lord, Tamar Guetta-Baranes, Christopher Medway, Keeley J Brookes, Imelda Barber, Tulsi Patel, Lucy Milla, Maria Azzopardi, James Lowe, David Mann, Stuart Pickering-Brown, Noor Kalsheker, Peter Passmore, Sally Chappell, Kevin Morgan and Alzheimer's Research UK (ARUK) Consortium

Research Article: J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2016, 6:276

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0460.1000276

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