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. 2023 Jul 13;5(4):fcad203.
doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcad203. eCollection 2023.

The Teflon hypothesis

Rudy J Castellani  1 , George Perry  2
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The Teflon hypothesis

Rudy J Castellani et al. Brain Commun. .

Abstract

This scientific commentary refers to 'Key questions for the evaluation of anti-amyloid immunotherapies for Alzheimer's disease', by Liu et al. (https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcad175).

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