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Insulin-degrading enzyme in brain microvessels: proteolysis of amyloid {beta} vasculotropic variants and reduced activity in cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 31 Dec 2004
Morelli Laura, Llovera Ramiro E, Mathov Irina, Lue Lih-Fen, Frangione Blas, Ghiso Jorge, Castaño Eduardo M
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The accumulation of amyloid beta (Abeta) in the walls of small vessels in the cerebral cortex is associated with diseases characterized by dementia or stroke. These include Alzheimer's disease, Down syndrome, and sporadic and hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathies (CAAs) related to mutations wi...
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