AntiAPOE Antibody (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

AntiAPOE Antibody

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Antibodies against APOE (red) bind to amyloid plaques (blue) in brain tissue from people with Alzheimer's disease. Researchers have found that the antibody can sweep away the damaging plaques, at least in mice, which could lead to a therapy for the devastating disease.

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Monica Xiong

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