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  1. This is a very interesting finding that suggests a direct link between cholesterol metabolism and Alzheimer's disease.

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  2. Also please do not miss the following article that nicely extends the present study: Cholesterol and Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Lipids Published 30 August 2002 [ Full Text ].

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    Wood WG, Koudinov AR, Ohm TG, Yanagisawa K, McLaurin J, Eckert GP, Müller WE, Hartmann T, Fahrenholz F. Cholesterol and Alzheimer's Disease. Neurobiology of Lipids. 2002 Aug 30;1(4):15-26.

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