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Review
. 2012 Jan;2(1):a011460.
doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a011460.

Deciphering Alzheimer disease

Dennis Selkoe  1 , Eckhard Mandelkow, David Holtzman
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Review

Deciphering Alzheimer disease

Dennis Selkoe et al. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

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.

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