Longitudinal prognostic value of serum “free” copper in patients with Alzheimer disease
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Squitti, R; Bressi, F; Pasqualetti, P; Bonomini, C; Ghidoni, R; Binetti, G; Cassetta, E; Moffa, F; Ventriglia, M; Vernieri, F; Rossini, P M.
- Source
- Neurology (Ovid); January 2009, Vol. 72 Issue: 1 p50-55, 6p
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- ISSN
- 00283878; 1526632X
Serum copper not bound to ceruloplasmin (“free”) appears slightly elevated in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD). We explored whether a deregulation of the free copper pool can predict AD clinical worsening.