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A mechanism for the neuroprotective effect of apolipoprotein E: isoform-specific modification by the lipid peroxidation product 4-hydroxynonenal.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Apr 2000
Pedersen W A, Chan S L, Mattson M P
Abstract excerpt
Inheritance of the apolipoprotein E (apoE) epsilon4 allele increases the risk for Alzheimer's disease and may also influence the pathogenesis of other neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The influence of apoE genotype on disease susceptibility must ultimately be explained by the fact that apoE proteins differ in only two amino acids: apoE2 has two cysteine residues, apoE3 has...
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