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Apolipoprotein E genotype regulates amyloid-beta cytotoxicity.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 6 Apr 2005
Wilhelmus Micha M M, Otte-Höller Irene, Davis Judianne, Van Nostrand William E, de Waal Robert M W, Verbeek Marcel M
Abstract excerpt
The epsilon4 allele of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), whereas the epsilon2 allele may be relatively protective. Both alleles are risk factors for cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA)-related hemorrhages. CAA is associated with degeneration of smooth muscle cells and pericytes. Previously, we described that synthetic amyloid-beta1-40 peptide (Abeta1-40) with the 22Glu--> Gln...
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