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A new amyloid beta variant favoring oligomerization in Alzheimer's-type dementia.
Annals of neurology - 1 Mar 2008
Tomiyama Takami, Nagata Tetsu, Shimada Hiroyuki, Teraoka Rie, Fukushima Akiko, Kanemitsu Hyoue, Takuma Hiroshi, Kuwano Ryozo, Imagawa Masaki, Ataka Suzuka, Wada Yasuhiro, Yoshioka Eito, Nishizaki Tomoyuki, Watanabe Yasuyoshi, Mori Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Soluble oligomers of amyloid beta (Abeta), rather than amyloid fibrils, have been proposed to initiate synaptic and cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, there is no direct evidence in humans that this mechanism can cause AD. Here, we report a novel amyloid precursor protein (APP) mutation that may provide evidence to address this question. METHODS: A Japanese pedigree showing...
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