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Investigations of a CA repeat in the oestrogen receptor beta gene in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Oct 2001
Forsell C, Enmark E, Axelman K, Blomberg M, Wahlund L O, Gustafsson J A, Lannfelt L
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have shown that oestrogen treatment after menopause decreases the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). It is also known that oestrogen stimulates the outgrowth of nerve cells and that apolipoprotein E (Apo E) synthesis and amyloid precursor protein (APP) metabolism are regulated by oestrogen. Recently a new oestrogen receptor was identified, oestrogen receptor beta (ERbeta), located at chromosome...
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