β-Secretases, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Down Syndrome

Individuals with Down Syndrome (DS), or trisomy 21, develop Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology by approximately 40 years of age. Chromosome 21 harbors several genes implicated in AD, including the amyloid precursor protein and one homologue of the β-site APP cleaving enzyme, BACE2. Processing of the...

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Main Authors: Robin L. Webb, M. Paul Murphy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/362839