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A mutation in codon 717 of the amyloid precursor protein gene in an Australian family with Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroscience letters - 27 Oct 1995
Brooks W S, Martins R N, De Voecht J, Nicholson G A, Schofield P R, Kwok J B, Fisher C, Yeung L U, Van Broeckhoven C
Abstract excerpt
DNA from the probands of seven Australian families with hereditary Alzheimer's disease was screened for the presence of known mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene on chromosome 21 using single stranded conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis [14]. One subject was found to have a mutation causing a Val-->Ile substitution at position 717. This was confirmed by restriction enzyme digestion and...
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