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Variants of Base Excision Repair Genes MUTYH , PARP1 and XRCC1 in Alzheimer's Disease Risk.
Neuropsychobiology - 1 Jan 2015
Kwiatkowski Dominik, Czarny Piotr, Galecki Piotr, Bachurska Agnieszka, Talarowska Monika, Orzechowska Agata, Bobińska Kinga, Bielecka-Kowalska Anna, Pietras Tadeusz, Szemraj Janusz, Maes Michael, Sliwinski Tomasz
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BACKGROUND: Many clinical studies have shown that oxidative stress pathways and the efficiency of the oxidative DNA damage base excision repair (BER) system are associated with the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Reduced BER efficiency may result from polymorphisms of BER-related genes. In the present study, we examine whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of BER genes are associated with...
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