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A study of apolipoproteins E and A-I in cutaneous amyloids.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Sept 2001
Chang Y T, Tsai S F, Wang W J, Hong C J, Huang C Y, Wong C K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein E (apoE) is present in a variety of biochemically different amyloid deposits, including Alzheimer's disease, systemic amyloidosis and primary cutaneous amyloidosis (PCA). Among the three closely related alleleic forms of apoE, the epsilon4 allele is linked to Alzheimer's disease. Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I), another apolipoprotein, is also found in senile plaques of Alzheimer's disease...
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