Article
[Two kindreds with familial Alzheimer's disease--analysis of the APP717 mutation and the mutated genes for the prion protein].
Nihon Ronen Igakkai zasshi. Japanese journal of geriatrics - 1 Jun 1992
Nagano K, Miki T, Yoshioka K, Katsumi D, Katsuya T, Takeda M, Ikeda M, Tanabe H, Nishimura T, Sakai Y
Abstract excerpt
Numerous Caucasian familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) pedigrees have been described in the literature, while only 21 Japanese FAD families have been reported to date. Here we report the clinical findings and the result of molecular genetic analysis of 4 patients from two FAD kindreds, OS-2 and OS-3. The proband in OS-2 family has developed loss of recent memory and place disorientation age at 43. A brain CT...
Topics
- Adult
- Alzheimer Disease
- Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor
- Codon
- Family Health
- Female
- Genes
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
