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Amyloids are
aggregates of
proteins characterised by a
fibrillar morphology of
typically 7–13 nm in diameter, a β-sheet
secondary structure (known as cross-β)...
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Amyloid beta (Aβ,
Abeta or beta-
amyloid)
denotes peptides of 36–43
amino acids that are the main
component of the
amyloid plaques found in the brains...
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Amyloidosis is a
group of
diseases in
which abnormal proteins,
known as
amyloid fibrils,
build up in tissue.
There are
several non-specific and
vague signs...
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Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a form of
angiopathy in
which amyloid beta
peptide deposits in the
walls of
small to
medium blood vessels of the...
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Amyloid plaques (also
known as
neuritic plaques,
amyloid beta
plaques or
senile plaques) are
extracellular deposits of
amyloid beta (Aβ)
protein that present...
- Amylin, or
islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), is a 37-residue
peptide hormone. It is co-secreted with
insulin from the
pancreatic β-cells in the ratio...
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amyloid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
amyloid is any of
certain insoluble fibrous protein aggregates.
Amyloid may also
refer to:
Amyloid (mycology)...
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Amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis, also
known as
primary amyloidosis, is the most
common form of
systemic amyloidosis. The
disease is
caused when a...
- ac****ulation of
malformed protein deposits in the
cerebral cortex,
called amyloid plaques and
neurofibrillary tangles.
These misfolded protein aggregates...
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Amyloid-beta
precursor protein (APP) is an
integral membrane protein expressed in many
tissues and
concentrated in the
synapses of neurons. It functions...
