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[The C224T polymorphism in the cathepsin D gene is not associated with sporadic Alzheimer's disease in Chinese].
Yi chuan = Hereditas - 1 Mar 2005
Sun Yan, Shi Jia-Jun, Zhang Si-Zhong, Tang Mu-Ni, Han Hai-Ying, Guo Yang-Bo, Ma Cui, Liu Xie-He, Li Tao
Abstract excerpt
Cathepsin D is the major lysosomal/endosomal aspartic protease and exhibits beta- and gamma-secretase-like activity in vitro. Data from German suggest that the C224T polymorphism in the Cathepsin D gene (CTSD) exon 2 is strongly associated with the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Meanwhile other studies have not been able to replicate the result. It's necessary to determine the genotype of the polymorphism in...
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