Genetic analysis of Alzheimer's disease: a summary of contributions to GAW8.

doi:10.1002/gepi.1370100604

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Genetic analysis of Alzheimer's disease: a summary of contributions to GAW8.

Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1993

Wijsman E M

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Participants in the Alzheimer's disease component of GAW8 had access to three collections of pedigrees, complete with marker data from chromosomes 19 and 21. There were a total of 94 independent pedigrees and more than 2,000 individuals. Onset of the disorder varied widely among pedigrees. These data are briefly summarized along with a discussion of the problems associated with performing genetic analyses of...

Topics

Alzheimer Disease
Chromosome Aberrations
Chromosome Disorders
Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Humans
Lod Score
Pedigree
Phenotype

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PMID: 8314026
DOI: 10.1002/gepi.1370100604

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