[Familial forms of Alzheimer's disease].

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TWO SITUATIONS: Familial occurrence of Alzheimer disease is observed in two quite different situations. The more common is the familial aggregation caused by the Apo E4 genotype. Nevertheless, APO E4 as a major risk factor is neither sufficient nor necessary to induce Alzheimer disease. The second possibility are the autosomal dominant forms of Alzheimer disease. Three different genes are concerned. MUTATIONS:...

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