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Applying Epigenetics to Alzheimer’s Disease via the Latent Early–life Associated Regulation (LEARn) Model
2 May 2012
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a leading cause of aging related dementia and has been extensively studied by several groups around the world. A general consensus, based on neuropathology, genetics and cellular and animal models, is that the 4 kDa amyloid β protein (Aβ) triggers a toxic cascade that induces microtubule-associated protein τ (MAPT) hyperphosphorylation and deposition. Together, these lesions lead to...
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