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Conjugal Alzheimer disease: risk in children when both parents have Alzheimer disease.
Archives of neurology - 1 Mar 2008
Jayadev Suman, Steinbart Ellen J, Chi Yueh-Yun, Kukull Walter A, Schellenberg Gerard D, Bird Thomas D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is limited information regarding children's risk of Alzheimer disease (AD) if both parents are affected. OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk of AD in families in which both parents have AD. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: University research center. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 111 families in which both parents had a clinical diagnosis of AD. Main Outcome Measure Frequency of AD in the children...
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