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An Ig γ Marker Genotype Is a Strong Risk Factor for Alzheimer Disease, Independent of Apolipoprotein E ε4 Genotype.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Sept 2020
Pandey Janardan P, Olsson Jan, Weidung Bodil, Kothera Ronald T, Johansson Anders, Eriksson Sture, Hallmans Göran, Elgh Fredrik, Lövheim Hugo
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Increasing evidence implicates HSV type 1 (HSV1) in the pathogenesis of late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD). HSV1 has evolved highly sophisticated strategies to evade host immunosurveillance. One strategy involves encoding a decoy Fcγ receptor (FcγR), which blocks Fc-mediated effector functions, such as Ab-dependent cellular cytotoxicity. Ig γ marker (GM) allotypes, encoded by highly polymorphic IGHG genes on...
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