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APOE genotype alters glial activation and loss of synaptic markers in mice.
Glia - 1 Apr 2012
Zhu Yuangui, Nwabuisi-Heath Evelyn, Dumanis Sonya B, Tai Leon M, Yu Chunjiang, Rebeck G William, LaDu Mary Jo
Abstract excerpt
The ε4 allele of the Apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene is the strongest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), and affects clinical outcomes of chronic and acute brain damages. The mechanisms by which apoE affect diverse diseases and disorders may involve modulation of the glial response to various types of brain damage. We examined glial activation in a mouse model where each of the human APOE...
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