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Translating cell biology into therapeutic advances in Alzheimer's disease

Translating cell biology into therapeutic advances in Alzheimer's disease Studies of the molecular basis of Alzheimer's disease exemplify the increasingly blurred distinction between basic and applied biomedical research.The four genes so far implicated in familial Alzheimer's disease have each been shown to elevate brain levels of the self-aggregating amyloid-β protein, leading gradually to profound neuronal and glial alteration, synaptic loss and dementia. Progress in understanding this cascade has helped to identify specific therapeutic targets and provides a model for elucidating other neurodegenerative disorders. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Springer Journals

Translating cell biology into therapeutic advances in Alzheimer's disease

Nature , Volume 399 (6738) – Jun 24, 1999

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 by Nature Publishing Group
Subject
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary; Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary; Science, multidisciplinary
ISSN
0028-0836
eISSN
1476-4687
DOI
10.1038/399a023
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Abstract

Studies of the molecular basis of Alzheimer's disease exemplify the increasingly blurred distinction between basic and applied biomedical research.The four genes so far implicated in familial Alzheimer's disease have each been shown to elevate brain levels of the self-aggregating amyloid-β protein, leading gradually to profound neuronal and glial alteration, synaptic loss and dementia. Progress in understanding this cascade has helped to identify specific therapeutic targets and provides a model for elucidating other neurodegenerative disorders.

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NatureSpringer Journals

Published: Jun 24, 1999

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