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Insulin-degrading enzyme degrades amyloid peptides associated with British and Danish familial dementia.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 8 Jul 2005
Morelli Laura, Llovera Ramiro E, Alonso Leonardo G, Frangione Blas, de Prat-Gay Gonzalo, Ghiso Jorge, Castaño Eduardo M
Abstract excerpt
Familial British dementia (FBD) and familial Danish dementia (FDD) are autosomal dominant disorders characterized by cerebrovascular and parenchymal amyloid deposition and neurofibrillary degeneration. In both conditions, the genetic defects cause the loss of the normal stop codon in the precurso...
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