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The effects of different familial Alzheimer's disease mutations on APP processing in vivo.
Alzheimer's research & therapy - 16 Feb 2017
Thordardottir Steinunn, Kinhult Ståhlbom Anne, Almkvist Ove, Thonberg Håkan, Eriksdotter Maria, Zetterberg Henrik, Blennow Kaj, Graff Caroline
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BACKGROUND: Disturbed amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing is considered to be central to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The autosomal dominant form of the disease, familial AD (FAD), may serve as a model for the sporadic form of AD. In FAD the diagnosis of AD is reliable and presymptomatic individuals carrying FAD mutations can give valuable insights into the earliest stages of the disease...
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