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Published online 4 April 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020402-5
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Smoking gun found for Alzheimer's
Small clumps of misfolded protein wreak havoc.
Alzheimer's disease may be caused by small clumps of wrongly folded proteins, two new studies suggest. Stopping rogue proteins ganging up might prevent or reverse this and other diseases, including diabetes and CJD.
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