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Lessons from two prevalent amyloidoses—what amylin and Aβ have in common
The amyloidogenic peptide Aβ plays a key role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) forming insoluble aggregates in the brain. The peptide shares its amyloidogenic properties with amylin that forms aggregates in the pancreas of patients with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM). While epidemiological studies...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3737661/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23964237 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2013.00038 |