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Molecular pathogenesis of apolipoprotein E-mediated amyloidosis in late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS - 15 Oct 1999
Tomiyama T, Corder E H, Mori H
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E (apoE) epsilon4 allele is a genetic risk factor for late-onset familial and sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the central nervous system, apoE is secreted mainly by astrocytes as a constituent of high-density lipoproteins. A recent study using apoE knockout mice provided strong evidence that apoE promotes cerebral deposition of amyloid beta protein (Abeta). However, no clear explanation of...
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