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Association of genetic variants of ABCA1 with susceptibility to dementia: (SADEM study).
Metabolic brain disease - 1 Aug 2020
Teresa Juárez-Cedillo, Fernado Calzada, Nancy Martínez-Rodríguez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, Alberto Cruz-Rocha, Roberto Robles-Ramirez
Abstract excerpt
Because of the importance of cholesterol metabolism in the physiopathogenesis of dementia, and knowing the function of ATP-binding cassette A1 transporter (ABCA1) as a cholesterol flow pump at the cellular and cerebral level, it has been noted that the ABCA1 gene may be a good candidate for disease study. In order to evaluate the relationship between ABCA1 genetic variants and the risk of Alzheimer's disease and...
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