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Increased expression of ApoE and protection from amyloid-beta toxicity in transmitochondrial cybrids with haplogroup K mtDNA.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 Sept 2016
Thaker Kunal, Chwa Marilyn, Atilano Shari R, Coskun Pinar, Cáceres-Del-Carpio Javier, Udar Nitin, Boyer David S, Jazwinski S Michal, Miceli Michael V, Nesburn Anthony B, Kuppermann Baruch D, Kenney M Cristina
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial (mt) DNA haplogroups, defined by specific single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) patterns, represent populations of diverse geographic origins and have been associated with increased risk or protection of many diseases. The H haplogroup is the most common European haplogroup while the K haplogroup is highly associated with the Ashkenazi Jewish population. Transmitochondrial cybrids (cell lines with...
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