Research Article

Discovering Alzheimer Genetic Biomarkers Using Bayesian Networks

Table 1

The top candidate genes and the number of SNPs among each gene.

GeneChromosomeNumber of SNPs Potential pathways

APOE196Cholesterol/lipid metabolism
BIN12101Endocytic pathways
CLU832Immune and cholesterol/lipid metabolism
ABCA71936Cholesterol/lipid metabolism; immune and complement systems/inflammatory response
CR1171Immune and complement systems/inflammatory response
PICALM11138Endocytic pathways
MS4A6A1112Immune and complement systems/inflammatory response
CD331913Immune and complement systems/inflammatory response
CD2AP661Endocytic pathways; immune and complement systems/inflammatory response