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Gamma-secretase-dependent amyloid-beta is increased in Niemann-Pick type C: a cross-sectional study.
Neurology - 25 Jan 2011
Mattsson N, Zetterberg H, Bianconi S, Yanjanin N M, Fu R, Månsson J-E, Porter F D, Blennow K
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OBJECTIVE: Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is an inherited disorder characterized by intracellular accumulation of lipids such as cholesterol and glycosphingolipids in endosomes and lysosomes. This accumulation induces progressive degeneration of the nervous system. NPC shows some intriguing similarities with Alzheimer disease (AD), including neurofibrillary tangles, but patients with NPC generally lack...
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