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Evaluation of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 gene variants in Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Jan 2010
Liu Hsin-Ping, Lin Wei-Yong, Wu Bor-Tsang, Liu Shu-Hsiang, Wang Wen-Fu, Tsai Chon-Haw, Lee Chun-Cheng, Tsai Fuu-Jen
Abstract excerpt
Amyloid peptide is thought to play a critical role in neuronal death in Alzheimer's disease (AD), most likely through oxidative stress. Free radical-related injury leads to DNA breaks, which subsequently activates the repair enzyme poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1). In this study, the relati...
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