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Two defective proteins conspire to impair nerve cell’s ‘powerhouse’ in Alzheimer’s disease

May 14, 2011 by

Two proteins that are abnormally modified in the brains of patients with Alzheimer disease collude, resulting in ill effects on the crucial energy centers of brain cells, according to new findings.

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