Danish dementia mice suggest that loss of function and not the amyloid cascade causes synaptic plasticity and memory deficits

R Tamayev, S Matsuda, M Fà… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
According to the prevailing “amyloid cascade hypothesis,” genetic dementias such as
Alzheimer's disease and familial Danish dementia (FDD) are caused by amyloid deposits …

Memory deficits due to familial British dementia BRI2 mutation are caused by loss of BRI2 function rather than amyloidosis

R Tamayev, L Giliberto, W Li, C d'Abramo… - Journal of …, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
Familial dementias, which include Alzheimer disease (AD), familial British dementia (FBD),
and familial Danish dementia (FDD), are caused by dominantly inherited autosomal …

Modeling familial British and Danish dementia

HJ Garringer, J Murrell, L D'Adamio, B Ghetti… - Brain Structure and …, 2010 - Springer
Familial British dementia (FBD) and familial Danish dementia (FDD) are two autosomal
dominant neurodegenerative diseases caused by mutations in the BRI 2 gene. FBD and …

APP heterozygosity averts memory deficit in knockin mice expressing the Danish dementia BRI2 mutant

R Tamayev, S Matsuda, L Giliberto, O Arancio… - The EMBO …, 2011 - embopress.org
An autosomal dominant mutation in the BRI2/ITM2B gene causes familial Danish dementia
(FDD). Analysis of FDDKI mice, a mouse model of FDD genetically congruous to the human …

Memory deficits of British dementia knock-in mice are prevented by Aβ-precursor protein haploinsufficiency

R Tamayev, L D'Adamio - Journal of Neuroscience, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Familial British Dementia (FBD) is caused by an autosomal dominant mutation in the
BRI2/ITM2B gene. FBDKI mice are a model of FBD that is genetically congruous to the …

Increased Tau Phosphorylation and Tau Truncation, and Decreased Synaptophysin Levels in Mutant BRI2/Tau Transgenic Mice

HJ Garringer, J Murrell, N Sammeta, A Gnezda… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Familial Danish dementia (FDD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease
caused by a 10-nucleotide duplication-insertion in the BRI2 gene. FDD is clinically …

Increased AβPP processing in familial Danish dementia patients

S Matsuda, R Tamayev… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2011 - content.iospress.com
An autosomal dominant mutation in the BRI2/ITM2B gene causes Familial Danish Dementia
(FDD). We have generated a mouse model of FDD, called FDD KI, genetically congruous to …

Modeling familial British dementia in transgenic mice

F Pickford, J Coomaraswamy, M Jucker… - Brain …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The chromosome 13 linked amyloidopathies familial British dementia (FBd) and familial
Danish dementia (Fdd) are caused by mutations in the c‐terminus of the BRI2 gene. In both …

Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and Parenchymal Amyloid Deposition in Transgenic Mice Expressing the Danish Mutant Form of Human BRI2

R Vidal, AG Barbeito, L Miravalle, B Ghetti - Brain Pathology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Familial Danish dementia (FDD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease
clinically characterized by the presence of cataracts, hearing impairment, cerebellar ataxia …

BRI2-BRICHOS is increased in human amyloid plaques in early stages of Alzheimer's disease

M Del Campo, JJM Hoozemans, LL Dekkers… - Neurobiology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
BRI2 protein binds amyloid precursor protein to halt amyloid-β production and inhibits
amyloid-β aggregation via its BRICHOS-domain suggesting a link between BRI2 and …