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Newest in this topic

  1. Two novel blood-based biomarker candidates measuring degradation of tau are associated with dementia: A prospective study 2018-04-11
  2. Amyloid-beta protein clearance and degradation (ABCD) pathways and their role in Alzheimer's disease 2015-01-01

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2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2015 to 2018

Top journals

  • Current Alzheimer research 1
  • PloS one 1

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  1. Two novel blood-based biomarker candidates measuring degradation of tau are associated with dementia: A prospective study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. PloS one 2018-04-11 Biomarkers

    Measurement of tau in serum is feasible.

  2. Amyloid-beta protein clearance and degradation (ABCD) pathways and their role in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Current Alzheimer research 2015-01-01 Genetics

    Amyloid-β proteins (Aβ) of 42 (Aβ42) and 40 aa (Aβ40) accumulate as senile plaques (SP) and cerebrovascular amyloid protein deposits that are defining diagnostic features of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

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