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Genetic testing for Alzheimer's disease.
The Medical journal of Australia - 3 Apr 2000
Panegyres P K, Goldblatt J, Walpole I, Connor C, Liebeck T, Harrop K
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors are important in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Familial AD can result from rare mutations in some genes. Other genes, such as the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE), operate as risk factors for late-onset sporadic AD. On a background of advances in the genetics of AD we suggest a way in which genetic information may be used in the diagnosis of AD. If there is a positive family history of...
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