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Transgenic mice as a model of pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease.
Current Alzheimer research - 1 Feb 2011
Ferretti M T, Partridge V, Leon W C, Canneva F, Allard S, Arvanitis D N, Vercauteren F, Houle D, Ducatenzeiler A, Klein W L, Glabe C G, Szyf M, Cuello A C
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At diagnosis, Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains are extensively burdened with plaques and tangles and display a degree of synaptic failure most likely beyond therapeutic treatment. It is therefore crucial to identify early pathological events in the progression of the disease. While it is not currently feasible to identify and study early, pre-clinical stages of AD, transgenic (Tg) models offer a valuable tool in...
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