Candidate Gene Association Studies in Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease

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The genetics of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is complex. Three genes (amyloid precursor protein, presenilin 1 and presenilin 2) have been described in the relatively rare, early-onset, autosomal dominant familial form of AD. In the common, non-familial (sporadic) late-onset AD, the major known genetic risk factor is the epsilon4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene. However, at least half of the people who...

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