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Association studies using novel polymorphisms in BACE1 and BACE2.
Neuroreport - 3 Jul 2001
Nowotny P, Kwon J M, Chakraverty S, Nowotny V, Morris J C, Goate A M
Abstract excerpt
The release of amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta) from beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP) requires cleavage by beta- and gamma-secretases. Several groups have identified a candidate for the beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme, BACE1, and its homologue BACE2. We sequenced the genes for BACE1 and BACE2 and f...
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