A novel presenilin mutation (M233V) causing very early onset Alzheimer's disease with Lewy bodies

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 313, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 93-95

  Houlden, Henry ^a,b   Crook, Richard ^a   Dolan, R J ^c   McLaughlin, Jim ^d   Revesz, Tamas ^b   Hardy, John ^a  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c WELLCOME TRUST CENTRE FOR NEUROIMAGING   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Genetics; Lewy bodies; Presenilins

Indexed keywords

DNA; METHIONINE; PRESENILIN 1; PRESENILIN 2; VALINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CODON; DISEASE COURSE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; MISSENSE MUTATION; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE PLAQUE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; LEWY BODIES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PEDIGREE; PRESENILIN-1;

EID: 0035798271     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(01)02254-6     Document Type: Article

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