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Study of association between genetic polymorphisms of phospholipase A2 enzymes and Alzheimer's disease.
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria - 1 Apr 2010
Cordeiro Quirino, Noguti Ricardo, Bottino Cássio M C, Vallada Homero
Abstract excerpt
Several genes have been related to late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD). Phospholipases A2 (PLA2) influence the processing and secretion of the amyloid precursor protein, which gives rise to the beta-amyloid peptide, the major component of the amyloid plaque in AD. Hence, in the present study, polymorphisms of three genes encoding PLA2 enzymes group (cytosolic PLA2: BanI cPLA2 polymorphism; calcium-independent...
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