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AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN [2 records]

Record 1 2017-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Human Diseases - Various
DEF

A precursor to the amyloid-beta protein (beta/A4).

OBS

Alterations in the expression of the amyloid beta-protein precursor (ABPP) gene, located on chromosome 21, plays a role in the development of the neuropathology common to both Alzheimer disease and Down syndrome.

OBS

Beta is the second letter of the Greek alphabet, also written ß.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
CONT

Diagnostic de la maladie d'Alzheimer. [...] Le gène qui code le précurseur de la protéine bêta-amyloïde est situé sur le chromosome 21. On sait que le clivage anormal de ce précurseur (pré-A4) conduit au dépôt de la protéine amyloïde (A4) au cœur des plaques séniles.

OBS

bêta : deuxième lettre de l'alphabet grec, s'écrit aussi ß.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
CONT

Direct sequencing of exon 17 of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene led to the identification of 3 different types of APP717 pathogenic mutations associated with familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD).

OBS

Term and context extracted from PASCAL data base.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
OBS

Équivalent trouvé dans une liste de descripteurs français d'un article tiré de la base de données PASCAL.

Spanish

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