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A rapid and cost-effective method for genotyping apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism.
Molecular neurodegeneration - 12 Jan 2016
Zhong Li, Xie Yong-Zhuang, Cao Tian-Tian, Wang Zongqi, Wang Tingting, Li Xinxiu, Shen Rui-Chi, Xu Huaxi, Bu Guojun, Chen Xiao-Fen
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BACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a major cholesterol carrier and plays an important role in maintaining lipid homeostasis both in the periphery and brain. Human APOE gene is polymorphic at two single nucleotides (rs429358 and rs7412) resulting in three different alleles (ε2, ε3 and ε4). ApoE isoforms modulate the risk for a variety of vascular and neurodegenerative diseases; thus, APOE genotyping is crucial...
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