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Endocytic disturbances distinguish among subtypes of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Annals of neurology - 1 Nov 2001
Cataldo A, Rebeck G W, Ghetri B, Hulette C, Lippa C, Van Broeckhoven C, van Duijn C, Cras P, Bogdanovic N, Bird T, Peterhoff C, Nixon R
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The endocytic pathway is important in amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing and beta-amyloid formation. Our studies have shown that endocytic pathway activation is a prominent and early feature of neurons in vulnerable regions of the brain in sporadic Alzheimer's disease. We report that endocytic pathway abnormalities are present not only in neurons, but in cerebral endothelia in Alzheimer's disease caused...
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