Active immunotherapy options for Alzheimer’s disease
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Active DNA Aβ42 vaccination as immunotherapy for Alzheimer disease.
As a neurodegenerative disorder, Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia found in the aging population. Immunotherapy with passive or active immunizations targeting amyloid beta (Aβ) build-up in the brain may provide a possible treatment option and may help prevent AD from progressing. A number of passive immunizations with anti-Aβ42 antibodies are in different phases of clin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1758-9193
DOI: 10.1186/alzrt237