Article
Effect of APOE genotype on microvascular basement membrane in Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Nov 2002
Salloway S, Gur T, Berzin T, Tavares R, Zipser B, Correia S, Hovanesian V, Fallon J, Kuo-Leblanc V, Glass D, Hulette C, Rosenberg C, Vitek M, Stopa E
Abstract excerpt
APOE4 homozygosity has been associated with an increased risk of sporadic Alzheimer's disease through a mechanism, which has yet to be defined. Recent evidence has suggested that microvascular basement membrane injury may be a critical factor in the pathogenesis of AD-related dementia. In previous studies, we have shown that the synaptic organizing protein agrin can be found in neurons, and is a major component...
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