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Promoter polymorphisms of SERPINE1 are associated with the antidepressant response to depression in Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroscience letters - 16 May 2012
Fang Yu, Zhang Lu, Zeng Zhaoshu, Lian Yajun, Jia Yanjie, Zhu Hongcan, Xu Yuming
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Depression is one of the most frequent neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease (AD). As the main regulator of the tissue plasminogen activator/brain-derived neurotrophic factor axis, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is involved in the pathogenesis of both AD and depression. This suggests a potential role of the PAI-1 gene SERPINE1 in the development of AD-related depression and its response to...
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