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[Absence of linkage disequilibrium at amyloid precursor protein gene locus in Japanese familial Alzheimer's disease with 717Val-->Ile mutation].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Sept 1993
Tanaka H, Naruse S, Miyatake T, Tsuji S
Abstract excerpt
To date, eleven independent early onset familial Alzheimer's disease (EOFAD) pedigrees with the 717Val-->Ile mutation of amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene have been identified. Interestingly, five pedigrees have been of Japanese origin. The apparent ethnic prediction of this mutation raises the possibility that there is a founder effect in Japan. If the hypothesis holds true, we can expect the presence of...
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