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Alzheimer disease mutations in the presenilins alter the intracellular trafficking of β–catenin, hinting that the presenilins may also determine the fate of other proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (pages 164–169).
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Kosik, K. A partnership that delivers. Nat Med 5, 149–150 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/5510
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