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Regulation of CRE-dependent transcription by presenilins: prospects for therapy of Alzheimer's disease.
Trends in pharmacological sciences - 1 Jan 2006
Beglopoulos Vassilios, Shen Jie
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder and is characterized by memory loss and other cognitive disabilities. Mutations in the presenilin genes are the major cause of familial AD. Analysis of conditional knockout mice has shown that inactivation of presenilins results in progressive memory impairment and age-dependent neurodegeneration, suggesting that reduced presenilin activity...
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