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Whole genome analysis in a consanguineous family with early onset Alzheimer's disease.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Dec 2009
Clarimón J, Djaldetti R, Lleó A, Guerreiro R J, Molinuevo J L, Paisán-Ruiz C, Gómez-Isla T, Blesa R, Singleton A, Hardy J
Abstract excerpt
Early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous condition in which the typical features appear significantly earlier in life (before 65 years). Mutations in three genes (PSEN1, PSEN2, and APP) have been identified in autosomal dominant forms of EOAD. However, in about 50% of Mendelian cases and in most of the sporadic EOAD patients, no mutations have been found. We present...
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