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Validating GWAS Variants from Microglial Genes Implicated in Alzheimer's Disease.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Jun 2017
Dos Santos Lígia Ramos, Pimassoni Lúcia Helena Sagrillo, Sena Geralda Gillian Silva, Camporez Daniela, Belcavello Luciano, Trancozo Maíra, Morelato Renato Lírio, Errera Flavia Imbroisi Valle, Bueno Maria Rita Passos, de Paula Flavia
Abstract excerpt
Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder that corresponds to most Alzheimer's disease (AD) cases. Inflammation is frequently related to AD, whereas microglial cells are the major phagocytes in the brain and mediate the removal of Aβ peptides. Microglial cell dsyregulation might contribute to the formation of amyloid plaques, a hallmark of AD. Genome-wide association...
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