Blood Transcriptome Response to Environmental Metal Exposure Reveals Potential Biological Processes Related to Alzheimer's Disease

• Main Authors: Julian Krauskopf (Author), Ingvar A. Bergdahl (Author), Anders Johansson (Author), Domenico Palli (Author), Thomas Lundh (Author), Soterios A. Kyrtopoulos (Author), Theo M. de Kok (Author), Jos C. Kleinjans (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease which is manifested by a progressive and irreversible decline of cognition, memory loss, a shortened attention span, and changes in personality. Aging and genetic pre-dispositions, particularly the presence of a specific form of apolipopro...