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Polymorphisms of fas gene: relationship with Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2006
Chiappelli M, Nasi M, Cossarizza A, Porcellini E, Tumini E, Pinti M, Troiano L, Franceschi M, Licastro F
Abstract excerpt
The Fas antigen (CD95) is a cell surface receptor that mediates cell apoptosis signalling. Recent investigations have shown that Fas-regulated apoptosis was linked to neurodegenerative lesions in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here data regarding the association of two polymorphisms of the Fas promoter region with AD patient's cognitive deterioration are reported. The polymorphism at...
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