Deciphering Alzheimer disease.
Alzheimer disease represents an insidious impairment of intellect and emotional well-being. However, recent advances in biochemical pathology and human genetics offer promise that effective therapeutic agents may soon be developed.
Center for Neurologic Diseases, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. dselkoe@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
Dennis
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Selkoe
Eckhard
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Mandelkow
David
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Holtzman
D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D035843:Biomedical Research; D006801:Humans
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