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A novel presenilin 1 mutation (L174 M) in a large Cuban family with early onset Alzheimer disease.
Neurogenetics - 1 Oct 2002
Bertoli Avella A M, Marcheco Teruel B, Llibre Rodriguez J J, Gomez Viera N, Borrajero Martinez I, Severijnen E A, Joosse M, van Duijn C M, Heredero Baute L, Heutink P
Abstract excerpt
We studied a Cuban family with presenile dementia (autosomal dominant) consisting of 281 members within six generations, the proband descended from a Spanish founder. Mean age at onset was 59 years of age. Memory impairment was the main symptom in all patients, additionally, ischemic episodes were described in 4 (n = 18) patients. Neuropathological examination of brain material (1 patient) revealed neuronal loss,...
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