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Sequence variants of IDE are associated with the extent of beta-amyloid deposition in the Alzheimer's disease brain.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Jun 2005
Blomqvist Mia E-L, Chalmers Katy, Andreasen Niels, Bogdanovic Nenad, Wilcock Gordon K, Cairns Nigel J, Feuk Lars, Brookes Anthony J, Love Seth, Blennow Kaj, Kehoe Patrick G, Prince Jonathan A
Abstract excerpt
Insulin degrading enzyme, encoded by IDE, plays a primary role in the degradation of amyloid beta-protein (A beta), the deposition of which in senile plaques is one of the defining hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We recently identified haplotypes in a broad linkage disequilibrium (LD) block encompassing IDE that associate with several AD-related quantitative traits. Here, by examining 32 polymorphic...
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