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Collaborative LMB study reveals S-shaped structure of Aβ42 filaments in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases

Published on 20 January, 2022

A recent structural study led by Sjors Scheres, Michel Goedert and Benjamin Ryskeldi-Falcon’s groups at the LMB has used cryo-EM to detect two main types of Aβ42 filaments from both sporadic and familial Alzheimer’s disease. More…