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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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnmol.2012.00079/full |