Doctors are also beginning to use new technology to detect amyloid, a plaque-causing protein that can lead to Alzheimer's disease.
博士们正在用新的技术来检测淀粉样蛋白,它是一个可以引起斑块的蛋白导致阿尔茨海默病。
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Initially the amyloid appears as a long protein that is then cut by enzymes into shorter fragments that become molecularly sticky and clump together, forming a plaque.