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A novel PSEN1 mutation (K239N) associated with Alzheimer's disease with wide range age of onset and slow progression.
European journal of neurology - 1 Jul 2010
Lladó A, Fortea J, Ojea T, Bosch B, Sanz P, Valls-Solé J, Clarimon J, Molinuevo J L, Sánchez-Valle R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To describe a novel mutation (K239N) in the PSEN1 associated with familial Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS AND RESULTS: The proband was a man who developed cognitive decline with marked behavioural abnormalities at age 57. At age 70, he was admitted into a psychiatric facility because of aggressiveness and a suicide attempt. Family history was consistent with autosomal dominant AD. One of the two...
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