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Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) polymorphisms and risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease in Han Chinese.
Brain research - 12 Jan 2011
Zhang Qun, Yu Jin-Tai, Wang Ping, Chen Wei, Wu Zhong-Chen, Jiang Hong, Tan Lan
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Chronic mitochondria DNA (mtDNA) damage and mitochondrial dysfunction induced by increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been proved to contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) plays an important role in the maintenance of mtDNA integrity. Recently, some studies suggested two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (rs1937 and rs2306604) in the...
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