Increased risk of dementia in mothers of Alzheimer's disease cases: Evidence for maternal inheritance

Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 254-256

  Edland, S D ^a   Silverman, J M ^c   Peskind, E R ^b   Tsuang, D ^b   Wijsman, E ^a   Morris, J C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030016323     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.47.1.254     Document Type: Article

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