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The effects of gender and CYP46 and apo E polymorphism on 24S-hydroxycholesterol levels in Alzheimer's patients treated with statins.
Current Alzheimer research - 1 Feb 2004
Vega Gloria Lena, Weiner Myron, Kölsch Heike, von Bergmann Klaus, Heun Reinhard, Lutjohan Dieter, Nguyen Anh, Moore Carol
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To examine the effect of gender and polymorphisms of CYP46 and apo E on plasma levels of 24S-hydroxycholesterol in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and to determine whether these factors contribute to the variability in responses to statin treatment. Fifty-three AD patients had measurement of plasma levels of 24S-hydroxycholesterol, plasma and lipoprotein cholesterol and genotyping of CYP46 and apo E....
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