[Genetic complexity of Alzheimer's disease].

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The discovery of pathogenic mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene and the presenilin (PS1, PS2) genes, causing familial early-onset AD has lead to the hypothesis of the amyloid cascade. The epsilon4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene, the only recognized genetic risk factor for AD, may be involved in the mechanism. However, to date, search for new genetic determinants has been hampered by...

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