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2. 1. Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) in Type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer disease

   Author : Marie Oskarsson; Gunilla Westermark; Mikael Oliveberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; amyloid; IAPP; Abeta; type 2 diabetes; Alzheimer disease; BRICHOS; heparan sulfate; islet amyloid; amyloid plaques; seeding; Medical Cell Biology; Medicinsk cellbiologi;

   Abstract : The misfolding and aggregation of the beta cell hormone islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) into amyloid fibrils is the main pathological finding in islets of Langerhans in type 2 diabetes. Pathological assemblies of IAPP are cytotoxic and believed to contribute to the loss of insulin-producing beta cells. READ MORE