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Amyloid and intracellular accumulation of BRI2.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Apr 2017
Garringer Holly J, Sammeta Neeraja, Oblak Adrian, Ghetti Bernardino, Vidal Ruben
Abstract excerpt
Familial British dementia (FBD) and familial Danish dementia (FDD) are caused by mutations in the BRI2 gene. These diseases are characterized clinically by progressive dementia and ataxia and neuropathologically by amyloid deposits and neurofibrillary tangles. Herein, we investigate BRI2 protein accumulation in FBD, FDD, Alzheimer disease and Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease. In FBD and FDD, we observed...
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