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A familial Alzheimer's disease associated mutation in presenilin-1 mediates amyloid-beta independent cell specific neurodegeneration.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2024
Parvand Mahraz, Liang Joseph J H, Bozorgmehr Tahereh, Born Dawson, Luna Cortes Alvaro, Rankin Catharine H
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the presenilin (PS) genes are a predominant cause of familial Alzheimer's disease (fAD). An ortholog of PS in the genetic model organism Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is sel-12. Mutations in the presenilin genes are commonly thought to lead to fAD by upregulating the expression of amyloid beta (Aβ), however this hypothesis has been challenged by recent evidence. As C. elegans lack amyloid beta...
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