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Important differences between human and mouse APOE gene promoters: limitation of mouse APOE model in studying Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Nov 2007
Maloney Bryan, Ge Yuan-Wen, Alley George M, Lahiri Debomoy K
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE), encoded by the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE), plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The APOE epsilon4 variant is strongly associated with AD. APOE promoter polymorphisms have also been reported to associate with higher AD risk. Mouse mode...
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