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Single Nucleotide Polymorphism rs11136000 of CLU Gene (Clusterin, ApoJ) and the Risk of Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease in a Central European Population.
Neurochemical research - 1 Feb 2021
Balcar Vladimir J, Zeman Tomáš, Janout Vladimír, Janoutová Jana, Lochman Jan, Šerý Omar
Abstract excerpt
Clusterin (CLU; also known as apolipoprotein J, ApoJ) is a protein of inconstant structure known to be involved in diverse processes inside and outside of brain cells. CLU can act as a protein chaperon or protein solubilizer, lipid transporter as well as redox sensor and be anti- or proapoptotic, depending on context. Primary structure of CLU is encoded by CLU gene which contains single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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