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Evaluation of multiple presenilin 2 SNPs for association with early-onset sporadic Alzheimer disease.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Aug 2002
Howell W Mathias, Brookes Anthony J
Abstract excerpt
The presenilin genes encode proteins that modify, mediate, or perform similar functions to gamma-secretase, the enzyme responsible for converting amyloid beta precursor protein (APP) into beta-amyloid. Mutations in the presenilin genes cause an increased production of Abeta42, the aberrant form of beta-amyloid found in the neural plaques of Alzheimer disease patients. Previously reported association studies of...
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