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Dense-core senile plaques in the Flemish variant of Alzheimer's disease are vasocentric.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Aug 2002
Kumar-Singh Samir, Cras Patrick, Wang Rong, Kros John M, van Swieten Johan, Lübke Ursula, Ceuterick Chantal, Serneels Sally, Vennekens Krist'l, Timmermans Jean-Pierre, Van Marck Eric, Martin Jean-Jacques, van Duijn Cornelia M, Van Broeckhoven Christine
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by deposition of beta-amyloid (Abeta) in diffuse and senile plaques, and variably in vessels. Mutations in the Abeta-encoding region of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene are frequently associated with very severe forms of vascular Abeta deposition, sometimes also accompanied by AD pathology. We earlier described a Flemish APP (A692G) mutation causing a form of...
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