PLD3 gene contributes to risk of Alzheimer's disease (IMAGE)

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PLD3 gene contributes to risk of Alzheimer's disease

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This image shows the close relationship between phospholipase D3 and the pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease in tissue from the temporal lobe of a human brain. Phospholipase D3, which is primarily in neurons, is shown in green and neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are in red stained with thiazine red.

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Matthew Schrag

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