1. Decreased serum zinc is an effect of ageing and not Alzheimer's disease.
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Rembach A, Hare DJ, Doecke JD, Burnham SC, Volitakis I, Fowler CJ, Cherny RA, McLean C, Grimm R, Martins R, Ames D, Masters CL, Bush AI, and Roberts BR
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- Aged, 80 and over, Apolipoprotein E4 blood, Apolipoprotein E4 genetics, Australia, Biomarkers blood, Cognitive Dysfunction blood, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Life Style, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Aging blood, Alzheimer Disease blood, Zinc blood
- Abstract
We examined the distribution of zinc in the periphery (erythrocytes and serum) in a large, well-characterised cohort, the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study, in order to determine if there is systemic perturbation in zinc homeostasis in Alzheimer's disease (AD). We observed an age dependent decrease in serum zinc of approximately 0.4% per year. When correcting for the age dependent decline in serum zinc no significant difference between healthy controls (HC), mildly cognitively impaired (MCI) or AD subjects was observed.
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- 2014
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