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Genetic interaction between tau and the apolipoprotein E receptor LRP1 Increases Alzheimer's disease risk.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2009
Vázquez-Higuera José Luis, Mateo Ignacio, Sánchez-Juan Pascual, Rodríguez-Rodríguez Eloy, Pozueta Ana, Infante Jon, Berciano José, Combarros Onofre
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Abnormal tau hyperphosphorylation is one of the central events in the development of neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and phosphorylation of tau is accelerated by the increase in the level of neuronal cholesterol. Apolipoprotein E (APOE) promotes the neuronal uptake of...
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