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Neuropathological and clinical phenotype of an Italian Alzheimer family with M239V mutation of presenilin 2 gene.
Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology - 1 Mar 2004
Marcon Gabriella, Giaccone Giorgio, Cupidi Chiara, Balestrieri Matteo, Beltrami Carlo Alberto, Finato Nicoletta, Bergonzi Paolo, Sorbi Sandro, Bugiani Orso, Tagliavini Fabrizio
Abstract excerpt
Presenilin 1 and 2 are 2 highly homologous genes involved in familial Alzheimer disease. While more than 100 mutations in presenilin 1 are known to segregate with the disease in familial Alzheimer disease, only 9 mutations of presenilin 2 have been identified to date. We report the clinical and neuropathological phenotype of FLO10, the large Italian Alzheimer kindred associated with methionine to valine...
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