beta-amyloid plaques

are considered one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. The plaques are hard, insoluble aggregations of various peptides and proteins, chiefly and most important amyloid-beta peptides. Recent research suggests plaques attach primarily to blood vessels, damaging them.

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