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Association of the estrogen receptor alpha gene polymorphisms with sporadic Alzheimer's disease.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 19 Nov 1999
Brandi M L, Becherini L, Gennari L, Racchi M, Bianchetti A, Nacmias B, Sorbi S, Mecocci P, Senin U, Govoni S
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial disorder determined by the interaction of genetic, metabolic, and environmental factors. In the common late-onset familial and sporadic forms of AD apolipoprotein E type 4 allele (APOE-epsilon4) is now widely accepted as a major risk factor. The association of estrogen treatment with a reduction in the risk of AD together with the modulation by estrogen of the...
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