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Lack of α-synuclein increases amyloid plaque accumulation in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease
16 Mar 2007
Abstract excerpt
Alpha-synuclein is a small soluble, cytosolic protein which associates with vesicular membranes. It is a component of intracellular Lewy bodies present in Parkinson's disease and a subset of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In addition, early studies identified a fragment of alpha-synuclein in the amyloid plaques of AD patients. Hypothesizing that alpha-synuclein might modify the AD pathogenic process, we crossed the...
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