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Founder effect for the Ala431Glu mutation of the presenilin 1 gene causing early-onset Alzheimer's disease in Mexican families.
Neurogenetics - 1 Jul 2006
Yescas Petra, Huertas-Vazquez Adriana, Villarreal-Molina María Teresa, Rasmussen Astrid, Tusié-Luna María Teresa, López Marisol, Canizales-Quinteros Samuel, Alonso María Elisa
Abstract excerpt
The etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is complex. To date, molecular genetic studies in several families affected with AD have identified three genes associated with highly penetrant early-onset AD: Presenilin 1 (PSEN1), Presenilin 2 (PSEN2) and beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP); and one gene (apolipoprotein E) associated with late-onset AD. Molecular analysis of the PSEN1 gene was performed by direct...
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