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A novel mutation in the predicted TMIII domain of the PSEN2 gene in an Italian pedigree with atypical Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2010
Piscopo Paola, Talarico Giuseppina, Crestini Alessio, Gasparini Marina, Malvezzi-Campeggi Lorenzo, Piacentini Elisa, Lenzi Gian Luigi, Bruno Giuseppe, Confaloni Annamaria
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by accumulation of toxic amyloid-beta (Abeta) in the brain, with neuronal death, and an associated increased Abeta(42/40) ratio. Several mutations in presenilin 1 (PSEN1), presenilin 2 (PSEN2), and amyloid-beta precursor protein are involved in the etiolo...
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