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A presenilin 1 mutation (Ser169Pro) associated with early-onset AD and myoclonic seizures.
Neurology - 1 Feb 1999
Ezquerra M, Carnero C, Blesa R, Gelpí J L, Ballesta F, Oliva R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the mutation responsible for early-onset AD in a large Spanish kindred. BACKGROUND: Mutations in the presenilin 1 (PS1) gene have been identified and are known to be responsible for 18 to 50% of familial early-onset AD cases. METHODS: Patients were characterized clinically. The proband was further studied with EEG, CSF analysis, CT, brain biopsy, and histology. Other members were...
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