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- noun biochemistry Any of a class of
transmembrane proteins
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The protein, called presenilin, is mutated in many cases of inherited Alzheimer's disease.
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The protein, called presenilin, is mutated in many cases of inherited Alzheimer's disease.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Gary's family and 11 other North American families have mutations in the presenilin 2 gene.
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This inherited form of Alzheimer's is caused by mutations in one of three genes: amyloid precursor protein, presenilin 1 or presenilin 2.
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Researchers have discovered how mutations in the presenilin 1 gene cause early-onset
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One group are middle-aged adult relatives of a large extended family near Medellin, Colombia, who are stricken with a deterministic early-onset presenilin 1 mutation.
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Studying mice with Alzheimer's, researchers found that mutations in the rodent's presenilin gene killed nerve cells and promoted the development of early onset Alzheimer's -- a process that occurred independently of amyloid beta.
WN.com - Articles related to H1N1 drugs made available: DMO 2010
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He identified the family's illness three decades ago and helped find its cause, an altered protein on the presenilin 1 gene on chromosome 14: the Paisa mutation.
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Studying mice with Alzheimer's, researchers found that mutations in the rodent's presenilin gene killed nerve cells and promoted the development of early onset Alzheimer's -- a process that occurred independently of amyloid beta.
WN.com - Articles related to H1N1 drugs made available: DMO 2010
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Researchers discover how mutations in presenilin gene cause early onset Alzheimer's disease
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