The possible role of vitamin K deficiency in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and in augmenting brain damage associated with cardiovascular disease.

@article{Allison2001ThePR,
  title={The possible role of vitamin K deficiency in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and in augmenting brain damage associated with cardiovascular disease.},
  author={Anthony C. Allison},
  journal={Medical hypotheses},
  year={2001},
  volume={57 2},
  pages={
          151-5
        }
}
  • A. Allison
  • Published 1 August 2001
  • Biology
  • Medical hypotheses
The incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) increases with age and in carriers of the apolipoprotein E4 genotype. A relative deficiency of vitamin K, affecting the extrahepatic functions of the vitamin, is common in ageing men and women. The concentration of vitamin K is lower in the circulating blood of APOE4 carriers than in that of persons with other APOE genotypes. Evidence is accumulating that vitamin K has important functions in the brain, including the regulation of sulfotransferase… 
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