ROLE OF THE BETA-AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN IN ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE

被引:100
作者
ASHALL, F
GOATE, AM
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[1] F. Ashall and A.M. Goate are, the Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110
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10.1016/0968-0004(94)90173-2
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Deposition of beta-amyloid peptide in the brain is an early event in Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia. Studies of the beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP), which gives rise to beta-amyloid, are rapidly leading to a better understanding of the biochemical basis of the disease - a prerequisite for rational drug development.
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