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Linkage disequilibrium and haplotype analysis of the ATP7B gene in Alzheimer's disease.
Rejuvenation research - 1 Feb 2013
Squitti Rosanna, Polimanti Renato, Bucossi Serena, Ventriglia Mariacarla, Mariani Stefania, Manfellotto Dario, Vernieri Fabrizio, Cassetta Emanuele, Ursini Francesca, Rossini Paolo Maria
Abstract excerpt
Copper dyshomeostasis leading to a labile Cu(2+) not bound to ceruloplasmin ("free" copper) may influence Alzheimer's disease (AD) onset or progression. To investigate this hypothesis, we investigated ATP7B, the gene that controls copper excretion through the bile and concentrations of free copper in systemic circulation. Our study analyzed informative ATP7B single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a...
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