Molecular mechanism of Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis in Down syndrome

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease leading to dementia. Neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are the two hallmarks of AD neuropathology. The molecular mechanism underlying AD pathogenesis remains unknown. It is believed that deposition of amyloid β (Aβ...

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Main Author: Sun, Xiulian
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31167