Amyloid β in hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis-Dutch type.

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Hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis - Dutch type is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease caused by a point mutation in the amyloid precursor protein gene on chromosome 21. The mutation causes an amino acid substitution at codon 693 (E22Q), the 'Dutch mutation'. Amyloid β, the product after cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein, is secreted into the extracellular space. The Dutch mutation leads...

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