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Generation and initial characterization of FDD knock in mice.
PloS one - 18 Nov 2009
Giliberto Luca, Matsuda Shuji, Vidal Ruben, D'Adamio Luciano
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the integral membrane protein 2B, also known as BRI(2), a type II trans-membrane domain protein cause two autosomal dominant neurodegenerative diseases, Familial British and Danish Dementia. In these conditions, accumulation of a C-terminal peptide (ABri and ADan) cleaved off from the mutated precursor protein by the pro-protein convertase furin, leads to amyloid deposition in the walls...
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