BIOLOGY
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Chapter 17, Problem 2S
Amyloid beta is a proteolytic product of a protein found in the brain called amyloid precursor protein (APP). At high concentrations, amyloid beta clumps together and may be a cause of Alzheimer disease. How might you go about studying, in a mouse model, whether particular mutations maintained the normal function of APP, while preventing clumping of the amyloid beta derived from APP?
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