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Previously not recognized deletion in presenilin-1 (p.Leu174del.) in a patient with early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroscience letters - 7 Jun 2013
Tiedt H O, Lueschow A, Winter P, Müller U
Abstract excerpt
We report on a previously not recognized mutation in exon 6 of presenilin-1 (PSEN1) (c.520_522delCTG) in a male patient with early onset familial Alzheimer disease. The mutation results in the deletion of a leucine at amino acid position 174 of the protein. The index patient presented with progressive memory loss at 50 years of age. Initially, depression was the only ancillary symptom. At age 53 clinical...
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