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Intraneuronal advanced glycation endproducts in presenilin-1 Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroreport - 16 Apr 2002
Münch Gerald, Shepherd Claire E, McCann Heather, Brooks William S, Kwok John B J, Arendt Thomas, Hallupp Marianne, Schofield Peter R, Martins Ralph N, Halliday Glenda M
Abstract excerpt
The most frequently mutated gene resulting in dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease is presenilin-1. We have used antibodies against advanced glycation endproducts (AGE) in brain tissue sections of four patients with three different presenilin I mutations. Accumulation of intracellular AGE was observed in 75-95% of pyramidal neurons in patients with presenilin-1 mutations, far exceeding the percentage of...
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