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Candidate gene association study of solute carrier family 11a members 1 (SLC11A1) and 2 (SLC11A2) genes in Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroscience letters - 10 Feb 2005
Jamieson Sarra E, White Jacqueline K, Howson Joanna M M, Pask Rebecca, Smith Anne N, Brayne Carol, Evans John Grimley, Xuereb John, Cairns Nigel J, Rubinsztein David C, Blackwell Jenefer M
Abstract excerpt
Divalent cations are strongly implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis, and can regulate amyloid beta-peptide aggregation. The proton-divalent cation transporters encoded by SLC11A1 (formerly NRAMP1) on chromosome 2q35, and SLC11A2 (also known as DCT1 and DMT1) on chromosome 12q13, are expressed in the brain and regulate ion homeostasis from endosomal compartments. SLC11A1 also has pleiotropic effects...
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