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[Mutations of amyloid precursor protein in early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Sept 1992
Naruse S, Tsuji S, Miyatake T
Abstract excerpt
Genetic linkage studies of familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) have suggested that some form of early-onset FAD is linked to proximal long arm of chromosome 21. It has been also suggested that some form of late-onset FAD is linked to long arm of chromosome 19. Goate et al have identified a mis-sense mutation (Val to Ile) in exon 17 of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene in 2 of 16 early-onset FAD families,...
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