Article
A presenilin-1 truncating mutation is present in two cases with autopsy-confirmed early-onset Alzheimer disease.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 1998
Tysoe C, Whittaker J, Xuereb J, Cairns N J, Cruts M, Van Broeckhoven C, Wilcock G, Rubinsztein D C
Abstract excerpt
We have examined genomic DNA from 40 cases of autopsy-confirmed early-onset Alzheimer disease (EOAD) (age at onset <=65 years) that were all unselected for family history. We have sequenced the 10 exons and flanking intronic sequences of the presenilin-1 (PS-1) gene for all 40 individuals. A sing...
Topics
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Aged
- Alzheimer Disease
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Autopsy
- Brain
- DNA, Complementary
- Female
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Male
- Membrane Proteins
