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Formation of beta-amyloid protein deposits in brains of transgenic mice.
Nature - 18 Jul 1991
Quon D, Wang Y, Catalano R, Scardina J M, Murakami K, Cordell B
Abstract excerpt
Deposits of beta-amyloid are one of the main pathological characteristics of Alzheimer's disease. The beta-amyloid peptide constituent (relative molecular mass 4,200) of the deposits is derived from the beta-amyloid precursor protein (beta-APP) which is expressed in several different isoforms. The two most prevalent beta-APP isoforms are distinguished by either the presence (beta-APP751) or absence (beta-APP695)...
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