[Genetics of Alzheimer's disease].

doi:10.1016/0248-8663(96)83090-6

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[Genetics of Alzheimer's disease].

La Revue de medecine interne - 1 Jan 1996

Hannequin D, Campion D, Brice A, Frebourg T, Martinez M, Clerget-Darpoux F, Agid Y

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This review reports the different genetic factors that have been identified either as risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) or directly causing the disease. First are reviewed epidemiological data and biological mechanisms about the apoplipoprotein E gene allele epsilon 4 that is a major risk...

Topics

Alzheimer Disease
Humans
Mutation
Phenotype
Risk Factors

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