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The Contributions of the Endolysosomal Compartment and Autophagy to APOEɛ4 Allele-Mediated Increase in Alzheimer's Disease Risk.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2024
Asiamah Ernest Amponsah, Feng Baofeng, Guo Ruiyun, Yaxing Xu, Du Xiaofeng, Liu Xin, Zhang Jinyu, Cui Huixian, Ma Jun
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4), although yet-to-be fully understood, increases the risk and lowers the age of onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is the major cause of dementia among elderly individuals. The endosome-lysosome and autophagy pathways, which are necessary for homeostasis in both neurons and glia, are dysregulated even in early AD. Nonetheless, the contributory roles of these pathways to developing...
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