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Waltz, an exciting new move in amyloid prediction

Nature Methods volume 7, pages 187–188 (2010)Cite this article

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A new amyloid-prediction tool, Waltz, offers advantages over previous amyloid-prediction tools for distinguishing 'true' amyloids from amorphous aggregates.

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Figure 1: How it works in practice: Waltz run on the enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD1), which misfolds into neural deposits in the neurodegenerative disease amyotropic lateral sclerosis.

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  1. Mikael Oliveberg is at the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Arrhenius Laboratories of Natural Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.,

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