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ReviewJournal of clinical and translational research2016

Detection of misfolded protein aggregates from a clinical perspective.

Øyvind Strømland, Martin Jakubec, Samuel Furse, Øyvind Halskau

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Review in Journal of clinical and translational research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Øyvind StrømlandDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Martin JakubecDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Samuel FurseDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Øyvind HalskauDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodegenerative Protein Misfolding Diseases (PMDs), such as Alzheimer's (AD), Parkinson's (PD) and prion diseases, are generally difficult to diagnose before irreversible damage to the central nervous system damage has occurred. Detection of the misfolded proteins that ultimately lead to these conditions offers a means for providing early detection and diagnosis of this class of disease. In this review, we discuss recent developments surrounding protein misfolding diseases with emphasis on the cytotoxic oligomers implicated in their aetiology. We also discuss the relationship of misfolded proteins with biological membranes. Finally, we discuss how far techniques for providing early diagnoses for PMDs have advanced and describe promising clinical approaches. We conclude that antibodies with specificity towards oligomeric species of AD and PD and lectins with specificity for particular glycosylation, show promise. However, it is not clear which approach may yield a reliable clinical test first.

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Alzheimer'santibodylectinlipidmass spectrometrymembrane porosityneurodegenerative diseaseoligomer toxicityParkinson'sprotein misfolding

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PMID30873457
PMCPMC6410640

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