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A Ser326Cys polymorphism in the DNA repair gene hOGG1 is not associated with sporadic Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroscience letters - 13 Mar 2007
Coppedè Fabio, Mancuso Michelangelo, Lo Gerfo Annalisa, Manca Maria Laura, Petrozzi Lucia, Migliore Lucia, Siciliano Gabriele, Murri Luigi
Abstract excerpt
Oxidative damage accumulates in the DNA of the human brain over time, and is supposed to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). It has been suggested that the brain in AD might be subjected to the double insult of increased oxidative stress, as well as deficiencies in repair mechanisms responsible for the removal of oxidized bases. The type of damage that is most likely to occur in...
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