Genetic and structural aspects of amyloid diseases.

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The conversion of proteins into insoluble fibrillar aggregates known as amyloid occurs in a wide variety of diseases, e.g., Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, systemic transthyretin amyloidosis, and multisystem atrophy. There are more than 60 disease-associated amyloid-forming proteins, and amyloid formation can occur sporadically or can be induced or accelerated by genetic mutations. This Review...

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