2014
Low-copper diet as a preventive strategy for Alzheimer's disease
Squitti R, Siotto M, Polimanti R. Low-copper diet as a preventive strategy for Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology Of Aging 2014, 35: s40-s50. PMID: 24913894, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.02.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow copper dietAlzheimer's diseasePreventive strategiesRisk of ADSporadic Alzheimer's diseaseCopper metabolismAdverse sequelaeDietary intakePathogenetic mechanismsGeneral populationAD riskPathogenic mechanismsDiseaseDietCopper deficiencyRecent studiesRiskMetabolismPhenotypeSequelaeDerangementIntake
2012
Copper Hypothesis in the Missing Hereditability of Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease: ATP7B Gene as Potential Harbor of Rare Variants
Squitti R, Polimanti R. Copper Hypothesis in the Missing Hereditability of Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease: ATP7B Gene as Potential Harbor of Rare Variants. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2012, 29: 493-501. PMID: 22258517, DOI: 10.3233/jad-2011-111991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesRare variantsMultiple rare variantsRare gene variantsATP7B geneGene variantsAssociation studiesHigh heritabilityGenesPotential harbourGenetic contributionCopper imbalanceSporadic Alzheimer's diseaseGenetic risk factorsHeritabilityCopper involvementPivotal roleCopper toxicosisAllele variantsRecent studiesAlzheimer's diseaseParadigmatic diseaseVariantsWilson's diseaseHereditability