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Apolipoprotein e3 as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease under conditions of nutritional imbalance.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2010
Chan Amy, Shea Thomas B
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The presence of one or more copies of the E4 allele of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is strongly associated with of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The impact of E4 on neurodegeneration is potentiated by dietary oxidative challenge. Our prior studies in transgenic mice demonstrate that, in the face of dietary oxidative challenge, E3 does not provide any further protection than E4 or lack of murine ApoE for aggression,...
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