Browsing HMS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "Apolipoprotein Genes"
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Association between Amylin and Amyloid-β Peptides in Plasma in the Context of Apolipoprotein E4 Allele
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Amylin, a pancreatic peptide that readily crosses the blood brain barrier (BBB), and amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ), the main component of amyloid plaques and a major component of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology in the brain, ... -
Lead-Related Genetic Loci, Cumulative Lead Exposure and Incident Coronary Heart Disease: The Normative Aging Study
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Background: Cumulative exposure to lead is associated with cardiovascular outcomes. Polymorphisms in the δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD), hemochromatosis (HFE), heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX1), vitamin D receptor (VDR), ...