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Physical disorders and causes of death in relatives of Alzheimer's disease patients.
International journal of geriatric psychiatry - 1 Apr 2002
Kockler M, Nitardy A, Papassotiropoulos A, Ptok U, Maier W, Heun R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic risk factors are important in Alzheimer's disease (AD). These risk factors might also predispose for other disorders. This might lead to a familial coaggregation of AD and other disorders, e.g. Down's syndrome or Parkinson's disease. In the present study the risk of physical disorders in relatives of AD patients, of depressed patients and of control subjects were compared. METHODS: Family...
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