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Apolipoprotein E potently inhibits ferroptosis by blocking ferritinophagy.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Feb 2024
Belaidi Abdel Ali, Masaldan Shashank, Southon Adam, Kalinowski Pawel, Acevedo Karla, Appukuttan Ambili T, Portbury Stuart, Lei Peng, Agarwal Puja, Leurgans Sue E, Schneider Julie, Conrad Marcus, Bush Ashley I, Ayton Scott
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Allelic variation to the APOE gene confers the greatest genetic risk for sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). Independent of genotype, low abundance of apolipoprotein E (apoE), is characteristic of AD CSF, and predicts cognitive decline. The mechanisms underlying the genotype and apoE level risks are uncertain. Recent fluid and imaging biomarker studies have revealed an unexpected link between apoE and brain iron,...
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