Unexpected Protein Found in Brains of People With Common Neurodegenerative Disorder - Technology Networks

Amyloid fibrils in the brains of people with a form of frontotemporal lobar degeneration, or FTLD, contain an unexpected protein, say researchers at UCLA.

Scientists have known for years that amyloid fibrils fibrous, ropelike structures formed by closely linked protein molecules are present in the brains of patients with Alzheimers and Parkinsons disea… [+5051 chars]

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