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Clinicopathological concordance and discordance in three monozygotic twin pairs with familial Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Oct 2007
Brickell Kiri L, Leverenz James B, Steinbart Ellen J, Rumbaugh Malia, Schellenberg Gerard D, Nochlin David, Lampe Thomas H, Holm Ida E, Van Deerlin Vivianna, Yuan Wuxing, Bird Thomas D
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Neuropathological examination of both individuals in a monozygotic (MZ) twin pair with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is rare, especially in the molecular genetic era. We had the opportunity to assess the concordance and discordance of clinical presentation and neuropathology in three MZ twin pairs with AD. METHODS: The MZ twins were identified and characterised by the University of Washington Alzheimer's Disease...
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