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Neurohormonal signalling pathways and the regulation of Alzheimer beta-amyloid metabolism.
Novartis Foundation symposium - 1 Jan 2000
Gandy S, Petanceska S
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the intracranial accumulation of the 4 kDa amyloid beta peptide (A beta), following proteolysis of a approximately 700 amino acid, integral membrane precursor, the amyloid beta precursor protein (APP). The best evidence causally linking APP to AD has been provided by the discovery of mutations within the APP coding sequence that segregate with disease phenotypes in...
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