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1. n. a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's) Source: wordnet

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protein amyloid Alzheimer's believed brain bunch create enzymes fragments hallmark longer pathological pieces plaques producing set snip tissue

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