Advances in genetic testing for Alzheimer's disease.

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Advances in genetic testing for Alzheimer's disease.

Reviews in neurological diseases - 1 Jan 2009

Howard Katherine L, Filley Christopher M

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As the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common dementia in the elderly, continues to increase, neurologists will encounter a growing number of questions about genetic testing for dementia patients, their relatives, and people concerned about memory or cognitive function who have no apparent risk except advancing age. Until recently, clinical gene testing only included apolipoprotein E genotyping...

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Alzheimer Disease
Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor
Apolipoprotein E4
Genetic Counseling
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genetic Techniques
Genetic Testing
Humans
Mutation
Presenilin-1

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PMID: 19367221

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