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Association between late-onset Alzheimer's disease and microsatellite polymorphisms in intron II of the human toll-like receptor 2 gene.
Neuroscience letters - 11 Feb 2011
Wang Li-Zhu, Tian Yan, Yu Jin-Tai, Chen Wei, Wu Zhong-Chen, Zhang Qun, Zhang Wei, Tan Lan
Abstract excerpt
The amyloid beta protein (Aβ) deposits in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are closely associated with innate immune responses that were assumed to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of AD. Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) is thought to contribute to Aβ clearance. Studies have...
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