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Hyperglycemia-Induced Tau Cleavage in vitro and in vivo: A Possible Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease
4 Mar 2013
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Multiple lines of evidence link the incidence of diabetes to the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Patients with diabetes have a 50 to 75% increased risk of developing AD. In parallel, AD patients have a higher than normal tendency to develop type 2 diabetes or impaired fasting glucose. Tau is the major component of neurofibrillary tangles, one of the hallmarks of AD pathology. The current study examined...
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