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A Targeted Association Study of Blood-Brain Barrier Gene SNPs and Brain Atrophy.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2022
Vacher Michael, Porter Tenielle, Milicic Lidija, Bourgeat Pierrick, Dore Vincent, Villemagne Victor L, Laws Simon M, Doecke James D
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BACKGROUND: The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is formed by a high-density lining of endothelial cells, providing a border between circulating blood and the brain interstitial fluid. This structure plays a key role in protecting the brain microenvironment by restricting passage of certain molecules and circulating pathogens. OBJECTIVE: To identify associations between brain volumetric changes and a set of 355...
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