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Segregation of a missense mutation in the amyloid precursor protein gene with familial alzheimers-disease

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It is demonstrated that in this kindred, which shows linkage to chromosome 21 markers, there is a point mutation in the APP gene that causes an amino-acid substitution close to the carboxy terminus of the β-amyloid peptide.
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The article was published on 1991-02-21 and is currently open access. It has received 4183 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Missense mutation & Amyloid precursor protein.

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Gene dose of apolipoprotein E type 4 allele and the risk of Alzheimer's disease in late onset families

TL;DR: The APOE-epsilon 4 allele is associated with the common late onset familial and sporadic forms of Alzheimer9s disease (AD) in 42 families with late onset AD.
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Alzheimer's disease: the amyloid cascade hypothesis

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Alzheimer's Disease: Genes, Proteins, and Therapy

TL;DR: Evidence that the presenilin proteins, mutations in which cause the most aggressive form of inherited AD, lead to altered intramembranous cleavage of the beta-amyloid precursor protein by the protease called gamma-secretase has spurred progress toward novel therapeutics and provided discrete biochemical targets for drug screening and development.
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Soluble protein oligomers in neurodegeneration: lessons from the Alzheimer's amyloid beta-peptide.

TL;DR: Findings in other neurodegenerative diseases indicate that a broadly similar process of neuronal dysfunction is induced by diffusible oligomers of misfolded proteins.
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Correlative Memory Deficits, Aβ Elevation, and Amyloid Plaques in Transgenic Mice

TL;DR: Transgenic mice overexpressing the 695-amino acid isoform of human Alzheimer β-amyloid (Aβ) precursor protein containing a Lys670 → Asn, Met671 → Leu mutation had normal learning and memory but showed impairment by 9 to 10 months of age.
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