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Apolipoprotein E genotypes in Mexican patients with Parkinson's disease.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2009
Gallegos-Arreola M P, Figuera L E, Ortiz G G, Jiménez-Gil F J, Ramírez-Vega J, Ruíz-Sandoval J L, Puebla-Pérez A M, Troyo-Sanroman R, García-Ortiz J E, Sanchez-Corona J, Zúñiga-González G M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The association of the apolipoprotein (Apo E) -epsilon4 allele to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD) has been analyzed in several studies. This association has been identified by amyloid deposits and neurofibrillary tangles in the brains of patients with neurodegenerative diseases. METHOD: In this study the possible relationship between Apo E alleles and PD patients was...
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