The apolipoprotein E (ApoE) genotype is a significant risk factor and modulator of age of onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We analyzed the effect of the ApoE genotype in two distinct early-onset familial AD groups: families with a mutation in the presenilin-1 gene (PS-1) on chromosome 14, and fami
Risk factors and early signs of Alzheimer's disease in a family study sample
✍ Scribed by R. Heun; H. Kölsch; F. Jessen
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 257 KB
- Volume
- 256
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1433-8491
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