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. 2016 Mar 3;3(3):97-100.
doi: 10.15698/mic2016.03.482.

Yeast screening platform identifies FDA-approved drugs that reduce Aβ oligomerization

Triana Amen  1 , Daniel Kaganovich  2
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Yeast screening platform identifies FDA-approved drugs that reduce Aβ oligomerization

Triana Amen et al. Microb Cell. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Alzheimer’s; FDA; amyloid beta; drug; screen; yeast.

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Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. FIGURE 1: Yeast provide insight into molecular pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease and reveal modifiers of amyloid beta toxicity.
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