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| alpha-Crystallin B Chain Crystallins, alpha B Chain | alpha B-Crystallin | Rosenthal Fiber Component | alpha-Crystallin, B Subunit | B Chain, alpha-Crystallin | B Subunit alpha-Crystallin | alpha B Crystallin | alpha Crystallin B Chain | alpha Crystallin, B Subunit One of the alpha crystallin subunits. In addition to being expressed in the lens (LENS, CRYSTALLINE), alpha-crystallin B chain has been found in a variety of tissues such as HEART, BRAIN, MUSCLE and KIDNEY. Accumulation of the protein in the brain is associated with NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES such as CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME and ALEXANDER DISEASE. | |
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