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Role of the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein in beta-amyloid metabolism and Alzheimer disease.
Archives of neurology - 1 May 2000
Hyman B T, Strickland D, Rebeck G W
Abstract excerpt
Deposition of beta-amyloid (A beta), a metabolite of approximately 4 kd of the amyloid precursor protein, is a critical pathological feature in Alzheimer disease. We postulate that deposition reflects an imbalance of A beta synthesis and clearance. Several pathways that impact A beta converge on a single receptor molecule, the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP). This multifunctional receptor...
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