The clinical utility of gene testing for Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the largest cause of dementia, affecting 35.6 million people in 2010. Amyloid precursor protein, presenilin 1 and presenilin 2 mutations are known to cause familial early-onset AD, whereas apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 is a susceptibility gene for late-onset AD. The gen...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2011
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3141112/ |