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Study on the association between SOAT1 polymorphisms, Alzheimer's disease risk and the level of CSF biomarkers.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2007
Lamsa R, Helisalmi S, Herukka S-K, Tapiola T, Pirttila T, Vepsalainen S, Hiltunen M, Soininen H
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BACKGROUND: In Alzheimer's disease (AD) the beta-amyloid precursor protein is excessively cleaved into Abeta(42), causing the abundant amyloid plaque loads in affected brain areas. Sterol O-acyltransferase 1 (SOAT1) has been found to regulate the production of beta-amyloid precursor protein. METH...
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