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Alpha2-macroglobulin exon 24 (Val-1000-Ile) polymorphism is not associated with late-onset sporadic Alzheimer's dementia in the Hungarian population.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Mar 2002
Janka Zoltán, Juhász Anna, Rimanóczy Agnes, Boda Krisztina, Márki-Zay János, Palotás Miklós, Kuk Ilona, Zöllei Magdolna, Jakab Katalin, Kálmán János
Abstract excerpt
Several lines of biochemical evidence support a role of alpha2-macroglobulin (A2M) in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's dementia (AD). A2M participates in the general defence mechanism against proteinases and it is supposed to be involved in the degradation of beta-amyloid peptide (betaAP). Furthermore, A2M has been shown to reduce betaAP fibril formation, and it is upregulated in the acute-phase inflammatory...
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