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Variants of CYP46A1 may interact with age and APOE to influence CSF Abeta42 levels in Alzheimer's disease.
Human genetics - 1 May 2004
Johansson Annica, Katzov Hagit, Zetterberg Henrik, Feuk Lars, Johansson Boo, Bogdanovic Nenad, Andreasen Niels, Lenhard Boris, Brookes Anthony J, Pedersen Nancy L, Blennow Kaj, Prince Jonathan A
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have suggested that variants of CYP46A1, encoding cholesterol 24-hydroxylase (CYP46), confer risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD), a prospect substantiated by evidence of genetic association from several quantitative traits related to AD pathology, including cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of the 42 amino-acid cleavage product of beta-amyloid (Abeta42) and the tau protein. In the present study, these...
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