Protein misfolding in the late-onset neurodegenerative diseases: common themes and the unique case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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Enormous strides have been made in the last 100 years to extend human life expectancy and to combat the major infectious diseases. Today, the major challenges for medical science are age-related diseases, including cancer, heart disease, lung disease, renal disease, and late-onset neurodegenerative disease. Of these, only the neurodegenerative diseases represent a class of disease so poorly understood that no...

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