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Oxidative damage and protection by antioxidants in the frontal cortex of Alzheimer's disease is related to the apolipoprotein E genotype.
Free radical biology & medicine - 1 Sept 1999
Ramassamy C, Averill D, Beffert U, Bastianetto S, Theroux L, Lussier-Cacan S, Cohn J S, Christen Y, Davignon J, Quirion R, Poirier J
Abstract excerpt
A great number of epidemiological studies have demonstrated that the frequency of the epsilon4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) is markedly higher in sporadic and in familial late onset Alzheimer disease (AD). In the frontal cortex of AD patients, oxidative damage is elevated. We addres...
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