Cystatin C in Alzheimer’s disease

Changes in expression and secretion levels of cystatin C (CysC) in the brain in various neurological disorders and in animal models of neurodegeneration underscore a role for CysC in these conditions. A polymorphism in the CysC gene (CST3) is linked to increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). AD...

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Main Author: Efrat eLevy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnmol.2012.00079/full