Amyloid double trouble

被引:27
作者
Hardy, J [1 ]
机构
[1] NIA, Neurogenet Lab, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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10.1038/ng0106-11
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
A new study shows that some cases of early-onset Alzheimer disease result from duplications of the APP locus, which encodes the amyloid beta precursor protein. This finding fulfills a 20-year-old prediction that genetic variability in APP expression could lead to disease and provides further, perhaps definitive, evidence for the amyloid hypothesis of the disorder.
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页码:11 / 12
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