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Contribution to understanding of the mechanism of amyloid fibril formation and its effects on the cell

Author(s): Katja Škerget (Author), Eva Žerovnik; (Supervisor), Uroš Petrovič (Co-Supervisor)

Year: 2011

Type: Doctoral dissertation

The presence of insoluble amyloid aggregates in various human tissues correlates with the development of many human disorders (amyloidoses), including neurodegenerative diseases. Deposition of the aggregated misfolded proteins in the brain, where aggregates can be localized extracellularly or intracellularly, is the main characteristic of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, prion diseases and …