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Presenilin gene predisposes to late-onset degenerative but not vascular dementia: a comparative study of PS1 and ApoE genes in a North Indian Cohort.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2007
Pandey Pratima, Pradhan Sunil, Mittal Balraj
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BACKGROUND: Variation in the presenilin gene shifts the cleavage site of amyloid precursor protein producing an insoluble peptide Abeta(42) (instead of Abeta(40), which is soluble when produced in restricted amount), which is prone to aggregation in the brain in the form of amyloid plaques not only in Alzheimer's disease (AD) but also in other degenerative dementias. The role of presenilin 1 (PS1) and...
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