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Lack of association between the polymorphisms of beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme 2 (BACE2) 5'-flanking region and sporadic Alzheimer's disease.
Brain research - 27 Feb 2009
Yu Yueyi, Jia Jianping
Abstract excerpt
Amyloid beta-peptide (A beta) plays a central role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). A beta is produced by sequential cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) by two enzymes referred to as beta- and gamma-secretase. beta-secretase is of more importance, as it catalyses the rate-limiting step in the production of A beta. Although beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) is known to cleave APP...
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