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Published online 25 February 2009 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2009.121
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'Harmless' prion protein linked to Alzheimer's disease
Non-infectious form of prion protein could cause brain degeneration.
Non-infectious prion proteins found in the brain may contribute to Alzheimer's disease, researchers have found.
The surprising new results, reported this week in Nature1, show that normal prion proteins produced naturally in the brain interact with the amyloid-β peptides that are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.
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