Induction of amyloid-β deposits from serially transmitted, histologically silent, Aβ seeds issued from human brains
Abstract In humans, iatrogenic transmission of cerebral amyloid-β (Aβ)-amyloidosis is suspected following inoculation of pituitary-derived hormones or dural grafts presumably contaminated with Aβ proteins as well as after cerebral surgeries. Experimentally, intracerebral inoculation of brain homogen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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Series: | Acta Neuropathologica Communications |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40478-020-01081-7 |