Article
[A systematic genetic-epidemiologic family study of patients with Alzheimer disease--experience with the MIRAGE study in Germany].
Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie - 1 Jan 2000
Lautenschlager N, Foley E J, Haupt M, Zimmer R, Farrer L A, Kurz A
Abstract excerpt
A register of the families of 60 patients with Alzheimer's disease was established with two questionnaires (the Family History Questionnaire and the Patient History Questionnaire). These questionnaires, instruments of the MIRAGE study, were translated into German. 35% of the families had more than one family member affected with dementia. The frequencies of the risk factors that were studied were surprisingly...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alzheimer Disease
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Female
- Germany
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Risk Factors
- Smoking