Dr. Barry Dworkin

Discovery could explain why women are more likely to get Alzheimer’s

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 16, 2022

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Source:
Discovery could explain why women are more likely to get Alzheimer’s

Reference:
Mechanistic insight into female predominance in Alzheimer’s disease based on aberrant protein S-nitrosylation of C3

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