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Amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer's Disease. The classic amyloid hypothesis cascade of events is shown here. The main features are overproduction of Aβ peptides by secretase cleavage, peptide aggregation followed by neurotoxicity, tau phosphorylation, plaque and neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) formation with end result of cognitive loss and Alzheimer's disease.
