KING ENGEL , W.

Sporadic inclusion-body myositis (s-IBM) is the only muscle disease in which accumulation of amyloid-beta (Abeta) in abnormal muscle fibers appears to play a key pathogenic role. Increased amyloid-beta precursor protein (AbetaPP) and Abeta accumulation have been reported to be upstream steps in the development of the s-IBM pathologic phenotype,...