Genetics of Alzheimer's disease.

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Mutations in any one of three genes can cause autosomal dominant, early-onset Alzheimer's disease: these genes are the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene on chromosome 21, the presenilin-1 (PS-1) gene on chromosome 14 and the presenilin-2 (PS-2) gene on chromosome 1. Pathogenic mutations at all...

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