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The neuronal sortilin-related receptor gene SORL1 and late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Current neurology and neuroscience reports - 1 Sept 2008
Lee Joseph H, Barral Sandra, Reitz Christiane
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Recent studies indicate that two clusters of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the neuronal sortilin-related receptor gene (SORL1) are causally associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). At the cellular level, SORL1 is thought to be involved in intracellular trafficking of amyloid precursor protein. When this gene is suppressed, toxic amyloid beta production is increased, and high levels of amyloid...
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