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Insulin-degrading enzyme and Alzheimer disease: a genetic association study in the Han Chinese.
Neurology - 27 Jul 2004
Bian L, Yang J D, Guo T W, Sun Y, Duan S W, Chen W Y, Pan Y X, Feng G Y, He L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The gene for insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) represents a strong positional and biologic candidate for late-onset Alzheimer disease (LOAD) susceptibility. IDE is located on chromosome 10q23.3 close to a region of linkage for LOAD. In addition, many studies have identified a possible role of IDE in the degradation of amyloid beta-protein and the intracellular amyloid precursor protein (APP) domain...
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