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Serum and cerebrospinal fluid uric acid levels in lewy body disorders: associations with disease occurrence and amyloid-β pathway.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2011
Maetzler Walter, Stapf Anne Kathrin, Schulte Claudia, Hauser Ann-Kathrin, Lerche Stefanie, Wurster Isabel, Schleicher Erwin, Melms Arthur, Berg Daniela
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have provided evidence that uric acid (UA), a natural antioxidant, may play a role in the development and progression of Parkinson's disease (PD) and of dementia. In this clinical study we were therefore interested in the role of UA in Lewy body disorders (LBD), which includes Parkinson's disease (PD) and a common form of neurodegenerative dementias, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Ninety-five LBD...
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