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Association of neprilysin polymorphism with cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Jun 2003
Yamada M, Sodeyama N, Itoh Y, Takahashi A, Otomo E, Matsushita M, Mizusawa H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The risk of sporadic cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) may be associated with genetic polymorphisms of molecules related to anabolism or catabolism of amyloid beta protein (Abeta). The authors investigated whether a polymorphism of the gene (NEP) coding for neprilysin, an enzyme catabolising Abeta, is associated with CAA. METHODS: The study analysed the GT repeat polymorphism in the enhancer/promoter...
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