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Genetic association between low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein gene polymorphisms and Alzheimer's disease in Chinese Han population.
Neuroscience letters - 17 Oct 2008
Zhou Yong-Tao, Zhang Zhen-Xin, Chan Piu, He Xiao-Ming, Tang Mou-Ni, Wu Cheng-Bin, Hong Zhen
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorders in the elderly. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP), as a receptor of apolipoprotein E (APOE), APP, and alpha2 macroglobulin (alpha2-M), keeps the balance between degeneration and production of beta-amyloid protein (Abeta) clearance. Its gene had been defined as a candidate gene for AD, but the results were not universal....
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