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H63D mutation in hemochromatosis alters cholesterol metabolism and induces memory impairment.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Jun 2014
Ali-Rahmani Fatima, Grigson Patricia S, Lee Sang, Neely Elizabeth, Connor James R, Schengrund Cara-Lynne
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The H63D variant of the hemochromatosis (HFE) gene, when expressed in carriers of the apolipoprotein E4 allele, is implicated as a risk factor for earlier onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We tested the hypothesis that like expression of apolipoprotein E4, expression of H63D-HFE disrupts cholesterol metabolism contributing to an increase in neurodegeneration and memory deficits. Analysis of SH-SY5Y human...
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