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GSTM1 null genotype as risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease in Italian patients.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Jun 2012
Piacentini Sara, Polimanti Renato, Squitti Rosanna, Ventriglia Mariacarla, Cassetta Emanuele, Vernieri Fabrizio, Rossini Paolo Maria, Manfellotto Dario, Fuciarelli Maria
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly. The causes of AD are very complex but there is general agreement about the existence of a link between Alzheimer's disease and oxidative stress. The Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) act to detoxify products of oxidation that cause damage to macromolecules. Particular attention has been focused on GST genes because polymorphisms are...
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