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Polymorphisms in the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 and dopamine β hydroxylase genes are not associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Apr 2014
Komatsu Miwa, Shibata Nobuto, Ohnuma Tohru, Kuerban Bolati, Tomson Katrin, Toda Aiko, Tagata Yuko, Nakada Tomoko, Shimazaki Hiromi, Arai Heii
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Since ethanol and its metabolite, acetaldehyde, are directly neurotoxic, alcohol intake could affect the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) metabolizes acetaldehyde into acetate and also protects against oxidative stress, playing an important role in the development of AD. The activity of dopamine β hydroxylase (DBH) is reduced in the hippocampus and neocortex...
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