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SREBP-1a polymorphism influences the risk of Alzheimer's disease in carriers of the ApoE4 allele.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2004
Spell Christian, Kölsch Heike, Lütjohann Dieter, Kerksiek Anja, Hentschel Frank, Damian Marinella, von Bergmann Klaus, Rao Marie Luise, Maier Wolfgang, Heun Reinhard
Abstract excerpt
Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) are transcription factors involved in cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis. Recently, a polymorphism in the 5'-region of the SREBP-1a gene has been described to be correlated with alterations in the plasma levels of cholesterol. Consequently the relationship between this SREBP-1a gene polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease (AD) alone and in combination with the...
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