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[Apolipoprotein E4 and late-onset Alzheimer's disease].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Dec 1994
Tamaoka A
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E [APOE for protein; APOE for gene] is a 34 kDa plasma protein involved in cholesterol transport. In addition to hepatic cells, glial cells in the nervous system also produce APOE, which is postulated to be involved in the growth and repair of the nervous system during development or after injury. The APOE immunoreactivity was associated with amyloid both in senile plaques and cerebral blood...
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