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Phenotypical difference of amyloid precursor protein (APP) V717L mutation in Japanese family.
BMC neurology - 15 Jun 2012
Abe Masao, Sonobe Naomi, Fukuhara Ryuji, Mori Yoko, Ochi Shinichiro, Matsumoto Teruhisa, Mori Takaaki, Tanimukai Satoshi, Ueno Shu-ichi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. Mutations in genes such as those encoding amyloid precursor protein (APP), presenilin 1 and presenilin 2, are responsible for early-onset familial AD. CASE PRESENTATION: In this study, we report a 275341 G > C (Val717Leu) mutation in the APP gene in a Japanese family with early onset AD by genetic screening. This mutation has previously...
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