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Effects of Alzheimer's Disease-Associated Risk Loci on Amyloid-β Accumulation in the Brain of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Patients.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2017
Laiterä Tiina, Paananen Jussi, Helisalmi Seppo, Sarajärvi Timo, Huovinen Joel, Laitinen Marjo, Rauramaa Tuomas, Alafuzoff Irina, Remes Anne M, Soininen Hilkka, Haapasalo Annakaisa, Jääskeläinen Juha E, Leinonen Ville, Hiltunen Mikko
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BACKGROUND: Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a dementing condition featuring characteristic symptoms, ventriculomegaly, and normal or slightly elevated cerebrospinal fluid pressure. In Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, diffuse aggregates of amyloid-β (Aβ) and neurofibrillary hyperphosphorylated tau are detected in the neocortex of the brain, while similar accumulation of Aβ is also detected in...
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