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Glutathione S-transferase P1 and T1 gene polymorphisms predict longitudinal course and age at onset of Alzheimer disease.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry - 1 Oct 2007
Spalletta Gianfranco, Bernardini Sergio, Bellincampi Lorenza, Federici Giorgio, Trequattrini Alberto, Ciappi Fabrizio, Bria Pietro, Caltagirone Carlo, Bossù Paola
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Oxidative stress has been suggested as a contributor of Alzheimer disease (AD) neurodegeneration, particularly in those patients with late-onset AD (LOAD). Therefore, the authors studied the effect of glutathione S-transferase (GST) P1-M1-T1 gene polymorphisms and their interactions with the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) epsilon4 allelic variant on the three-year longitudinal course of AD. METHODS: Global...
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