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Cystatin C as a risk factor for Alzheimer disease.
Neurology - 22 Feb 2005
Cathcart H M, Huang R, Lanham I S, Corder E H, Poduslo S E
Abstract excerpt
Cystatin C, a protease inhibitor with widespread distribution, is upregulated in response to injury. Levels are elevated in the brains of patients with Alzheimer disease (AD). We compared frequencies for the CST 3 exon 1 polymorphism in patients with AD and controls. A proportional odds model ind...
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