Journal article
Hygiene and the world distribution of Alzheimer’s disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Alzheimer's disease (AD) shares certain etiological features with autoimmunity. Prevalence of autoimmunity varies between populations in accordance with variation in environmental microbial diversity. Exposure to microorganisms may improve individuals' immunoregulation in ways that protect against autoimmunity, and we suggest that this may also be the case for AD. Here, we investigate whether differences in microbial …
Authors
Fox M; Knapp LA; Andrews PW; Fincher CL
Journal
Evolution Medicine and Public Health, Vol. 2013, No. 1, pp. 173–186
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
January 1, 2013
DOI
10.1093/emph/eot015
ISSN
2050-6201