Genetics of Alzheimer's disease - Routes to the pathophysiology

Journal of Neural Transmission, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 59, 2000, Pages 155-161

  Lannfelt, Lars ^a   Nordstedt, C ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; PRESENILIN 1; PRESENILIN 2; ISOPROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PSEN1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PSEN2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 14; CHROMOSOME 21; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENILE PLAQUE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MUTATION; PRESENILIN-1; PRESENILIN-2; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

EID: 0033624414     PISSN: 03036995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6781-6_17     Document Type: Review

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