Article
Commingling analysis of memory performance in offspring of Alzheimer patients.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1992
Smalley S L, Wolkenstein B H, LaRue A, Woodward J A, Jarvik L F, Matsuyama S S
Abstract excerpt
Dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) is a neurodegenerative disorder which afflicts approximately 3% of the population. Genetic influences are indicated from twin and family studies although genetic heterogeneity has been suggested from both pedigree analyses and linkage investigations. Autosomal dominant inheritance with age-dependent penetrance has been suggested in at least some families with DAT. In the...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alzheimer Disease
- Cognition
- Epidemiologic Methods
- Family
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Memory