Effects of Familial Alzheimer's Disease Mutations on the Folding Free Energy and Dipole-Dipole Interactions of the Amyloid β-Peptide.

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Familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) mutations of the amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) are known to lead to early onset and more aggressive Alzheimer's disease. FAD mutations such as "Iowa" (D23N), "Arctic" (E22G), "Italian" (E22K), and "Dutch" (E22Q) have been shown to accelerate Aβ aggregation relative to the wild-type (WT). The mechanism by which these mutations facilitate increased aggregation is unknown, but each...

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