Alzheimer's disease - A partner for presenilin

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Schenk, D [1 ]
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[1] Elan Pharmaceut, S San Francisco, CA 94080 USA
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10.1038/35024194
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A new protein involved in producing the amyloid-β peptide — the building block of the brain ‘plaques’ seen in Alzheimer's disease — has been identified. This discovery may provide both a new drug target and fundamental insights into how cells dispose of redundant membrane proteins.
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