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The role of vascular factors in late-onset sporadic Alzheimer's disease. Genetic and molecular aspects.
Current Alzheimer research - 1 Jun 2009
Rocchi A, Orsucci D, Tognoni G, Ceravolo R, Siciliano G
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a late-onset progressive neurodegenerative disorder which results in the irreversible loss of cortical neurons, particularly in the associative neocortex and hippocampus. AD is the most common form of dementia in the elderly. Apart from the neuronal loss, the pathological hallmarks are extracellular senile plaques, containing the peptide beta-amyloid (Abeta), and neurofibrillary...
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