Patients who suffer from Alzheimer's disease have lower levels of ubiquilin-1 - key protein in their brains, finds study.
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Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting memory and thinking and making the person increasingly dependent on others.
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting memory and thinking and making the person increasingly dependent on others.
"Our experiments looked at the consequences of decreased ubiquilin-1, and showed that it's necessary for the proper handling of amyloid precursor protein (APP)," he said.
One of the key APP misbehaviours that is predominant in Alzheimer's patients is the formation of toxic aggregations of the protein or its breakdown products, both inside and outside brain cells.
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The study was published in the journal of Biological Chemistry.
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Alzheimer's disease is a complex brain disorder that triggers the most common form of dementia. The slide show will show how patients need support and care as dementia progresses.
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