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Neprilysin Confers Genetic Susceptibility to Alzheimer's Disease in Han Chinese.
Molecular neurobiology - 1 Sept 2016
Wang Hui-Zhen, Bi Rui, Zhang Deng-Feng, Li Guo-Dong, Ma Xiao-Hong, Fang Yiru, Li Tao, Zhang Chen, Yao Yong-Gang
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, with increasing incidence all over the world. Amyloid-β (Aβ) was considered to be the original cause to AD, and many reported pathogenic or risk genes for AD were located in the Aβ generation and degradation pathways. Neprilysin (NEP), insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE), and matrix metalloprotease-9 (MMP-9) are the most important Aβ-degrading...
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