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Impact of DNA testing for early-onset familial Alzheimer disease and frontotemporal dementia.
Archives of neurology - 1 Nov 2001
Steinbart E J, Smith C O, Poorkaj P, Bird T D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: DNA testing of persons at risk for hereditary, degenerative neurologic diseases is relatively new. Only anecdotal reports of such testing in familial Alzheimer disease (FAD) exist, and little is know about the personal and social impact of such testing. METHODS: In a descriptive, observational study, individuals at 50% risk for autosomal dominant, early-onset FAD or frontotemporal dementia with...
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