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Plasma 24S-hydroxycholesterol: a peripheral indicator of neuronal degeneration and potential state marker for Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroreport - 26 Jun 2000
Papassotiropoulos A, Lütjohann D, Bagli M, Locatelli S, Jessen F, Rao M L, Maier W, Björkhem I, von Bergmann K, Heun R
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The conversion of brain cholesterol into 24S-hydroxycholesterol and its subsequent release into the periphery is probably an important step for the maintenance of brain cholesterol homeostasis. Recent findings suggest that plasma 24S-hydroxycholesterol may be elevated in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia at least at some stage of the disease, suggesting increased brain cholesterol turnover during...
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