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APOE genotype results in differential effects on the peripheral clearance of amyloid-beta42 in APOE knock-in and knock-out mice.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2010
Sharman Matthew J, Morici Michael, Hone Eugene, Berger Tamar, Taddei Kevin, Martins Ian J, Lim Wei Ling F, Singh Sajla, Wenk Markus R, Ghiso Jorge, Buxbaum Joseph D, Gandy Sam, Martins Ralph N
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The epsilon4 allele of apolipoprotein E (APOE) is currently the major genetic risk factor identified for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Previous in vivo data from our laboratory has demonstrated that amyloid-beta (Abeta) is rapidly removed from the plasma by the liver and kidney and that the rate of i...
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