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MxA polymorphisms are associated with risk and age-at-onset in Alzheimer disease and accelerated cognitive decline in Chinese elders.
Rejuvenation research - 1 Oct 2012
Ma Suk Ling, Huang Wei, Tang Nelson L S, Lam Linda C W
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease, and inflammation has been associated with the pathogenesis of AD. The myxovirus resistance protein 1 (MxA) is an interferon-induced antiviral protein and is widely studied in virus-caused diseases. An immunohistochemical study has shown MxA expression in senile plaques of the AD brain, suggesting that MxA might be involved in the pathogenesis of...
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