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Inclusion body myositis-like phenotype induced by transgenic overexpression of beta APP in skeletal muscle.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 30 Apr 2002
Sugarman Michael C, Yamasaki Tritia R, Oddo Salvatore, Echegoyen Julio C, Murphy M Paul, Golde Todd E, Jannatipour Mehrdad, Leissring Malcolm A, LaFerla Frank M
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Inclusion body myositis (IBM), the most common age-related muscle disease in the elderly population, is an incurable disorder leading to severe disability. Sporadic IBM has an unknown etiology, although affected muscle fibers are characterized by many of the pathobiochemical alterations traditionally associated with neurodegenerative brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. Accumulation of the amyloid-beta...
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