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Association analysis of the partially duplicated alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor genetic variant and Alzheimer's disease.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2000
Liou Y J, Lai I C, Hong C J, Liu H C, Liu T Y, Tsai S J
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Changes in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) have been demonstrated for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Of these receptors, the alpha7 nAChRs, which are abundant on hippocampal interneurons, have been implicated in the cytotoxic role of the beta-amyloid. Increased mRNA levels of alpha7 nAC...
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