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Copper dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease: from meta-analysis of biochemical studies to new insight into genetics.
Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) - 1 Jun 2012
Squitti Rosanna
Abstract excerpt
The involvement of body copper metabolism in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) - the most common form of dementia - is a deeply investigated issue in recent years. Copper is essential for life, but in excess it can be toxic. Recently, it has been hypothesized that copper toxicity may be a contributory factor in the etiology of the neurodegenerative disease AD. Studies on copper evaluation in AD vs....
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