title: Four companies announce discovery of beta-secretase gene.
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Phimister
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases; D016282:Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases / Q000191:economics / Q000235:genetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D015195:Drug Design; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000191:economics; D010450:Endopeptidases; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D010330:Patents as Topic; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases; D010450:Endopeptidases; D016282:Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases; C509284:BACE2 protein, human; C509280:BACE1 protein, human