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APOE epsilon status in Hungarian patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Swiss medical weekly - 1 Jan 2010
Losonczi Erika, Bencsik Krisztina, Fricska Nagy Zsanett, Honti Viktor, Szalczer Estilla, Rajda Cecília, Illés Zsolt, Mátyás Klotild, Rózsa Csilla, Csépány Tünde, Füvesi Judit, Vécsei László
Abstract excerpt
PRINCIPLES: Apolipoprotein E (ApoE), an important glycoprotein in the transport, uptake and redistribution of cholesterol, is necessary in nerve tissue repair. The APOE gene (APOE) is involved in neurodegenerative diseases, the best-known association being that between the APOE ε4 allele and Alzheimer's disease. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory neurological disease. The aim of this study was to...
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