Positron emission tomography in familial Alzheimer disease.

doi:10.1097/00002093-199505000-00005

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Positron emission tomography in familial Alzheimer disease.

Alzheimer disease and associated disorders - 1 Jan 1995

Kennedy A M, Rossor M N, Frackowiak R S

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There is increasing evidence for genetic heterogeneity in Alzheimer disease. A longitudinal clinical and imaging study had been established in order to determine whether specific phenotypic profiles are present in aetiologically distinct familial Alzheimer disease (FAD) pedigrees. [18F]fluorodeox...

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Alzheimer Disease
Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor
Blood Glucose
Brain
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14
Deoxyglucose
Energy Metabolism
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Phenotype
Risk Factors
Tomography, Emission-Computed

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