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Identification of independent APP locus duplication in Japanese patients with early-onset Alzheimer disease
14 Aug 2009
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BACKGROUND: The occurrence of duplications of the amyloid precursor protein gene (APP) has been described in European families with early-onset familial Alzheimer disease (EO-FAD) and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. However, the contribution of APP duplication to the development of AD in other ethnic populations remains undetermined. METHODS: The occurrence of APP duplication in probands from 25 families with FAD...
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