Genes involved in cerebrospinal fluid production as candidate genes for late-onset Alzheimer's disease: a hypothesis.

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In rare patients with autosomal dominant, early-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), pathogenic mutations in the genes encoding β-amyloid precursor protein, and the γ-secretase-complex components presenilin-1 and presenilin-2 appear to result in β-amyloid (Aβ) overproduction. The pathological accumulation of Aβ in the far more common late-onset AD is more likely to be the result of deficient clearance of Aβ. There is...

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