Understanding Amyloid Structures and Disease: A Continuing Challenge in Health Research

Grazia Chiellini

doi:10.3390/ijms22126620

Understanding Amyloid Structures and Disease: A Continuing Challenge in Health Research

Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jun 21;22(12):6620. doi: 10.3390/ijms22126620.

Author

Grazia Chiellini¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, University of Pisa, 56100 Pisa, Italy.

Abstract

Neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs), including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases, are a highly prevalent class of disorders that share the presence of aberrant aggregates called amyloids in the nervous system [...].

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Amyloid*
Amyloidosis*
Animals
Humans
Neurodegenerative Diseases / etiology*
Protein Aggregates*
Protein Aggregation, Pathological / complications*

Substances

Amyloid
Protein Aggregates