Reversal of .beta./A4 amyloid peptide induced morphological chan

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The invention provides oligonucleotides that inhibit the expression of .beta./A4 peptide of Alzheimer's disease and Down's syndrome, and further provides methods for reversing morphological changes caused in neuronal cells by .beta./A4 peptide.

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