Lack of apolipoprotein E dramatically reduces amyloid β-peptide deposition

Kelly R. Bales; Tatyana Verina; Richard C. Dodel; Yansheng Du; Larry D. Altstiel; Mark H. Bender; Paul A. Hyslop; Edward M. Johnstone; Sheila P. Little; David J. Cummins; Pedro Piccardo; Bernardino Ghetti; Steven M. Paul

doi:10.1038/ng1197-263

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BiologyApolipoprotein EAmyloid (mycology)PeptideApolipoprotein BBiochemistryComputational biologyCell biologyInternal medicineDiseaseCholesterolMedicine

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Year: 1997
Type: letter
Volume: 17
Issue: 3
Pages: 263-264
Citations: 818
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                                    Kelly R. Bales, 
                                
                                    Tatyana Verina, 
                                
                                    Richard C. Dodel
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1997). 
                            Lack of apolipoprotein E dramatically reduces amyloid β-peptide deposition. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 17
                            (3)
                            , 263-264.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/ng1197-263
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/ng1197-263