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Combined assessment of serum folate and hemoglobin as biomarkers of brain amyloid β accumulation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Yoshinaga Takuma, Nishimata Hiroto, Kajiya Yoriko, Yokoyama Shunichi
Abstract excerpt
A relationship between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and folate has been reported. Amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) is currently one of the most reliable biomarkers for AD. We investigated the correlation between serum folate levels and amyloid imaging to clarify whether serum folate could be a biomarker for AD. We also examined the usefulness of a combined assessment of serum folate levels and red blood...
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