Recent Insight in Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Morphology, Structure, Membrane Interaction, and Toxicity in Type 2 Diabetes | Zendy

Lucie Khemtémourian | Zendy; Ehud Gazit | Zendy; Andrew D. Miranker | Zendy

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Recent Insight in Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Morphology, Structure, Membrane Interaction, and Toxicity in Type 2 Diabetes

Author(s) -

Lucie Khemtémourian,

Ehud Gazit,

Andrew D. Miranker

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of diabetes research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.034

H-Index - 50

eISSN - 2314-6753

pISSN - 2314-6745

DOI - 10.1155/2016/2535878

Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , islet , medicine , disease , amyloid (mycology) , malaria , type 2 diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , immunology , pathology

International audienceThe formation of protein amyloid deposits is associated with major human diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Spongiform Encephalopathy, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Today, 382 million people live with diabetes. Diabetes is on the rise all over the world and countries are struggling to keep pace treating all these patients. Worldwide, one person dies of the consequences of diabetes (cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, and lower limb amputation) every 6 seconds, more than AIDS and malaria combined

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