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Human APOE4 increases microglia reactivity at Aβ plaques in a mouse model of Aβ deposition.
Journal of neuroinflammation - 19 Jun 2014
Rodriguez Gustavo A, Tai Leon M, LaDu Mary Jo, Rebeck G William
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Having the apolipoprotein E4 (APOE-ϵ4) allele is the strongest genetic risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) in the brain is influenced by APOE genotype. Transgenic mice co-expressing five familial AD mutations (5xFAD) in the presence of human APOE alleles (ϵ2, ϵ3 or ϵ4) exhibit APOE genotype-specific differences in early Aβ accumulation,...
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