Germline mutational analysis of presenilin 1 and APP genes in Jewish Israeli individuals with familial or early onset Alzheimer disease using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 176-180

  Reznik Wolf, Haike ^a   Treves, Therese A ^c,d   Shabtai, Herzel ^c,d   Aharon Peretz, Judith ^e   Chapman, Joab ^c,d   Davidson, Michael ^b   Barkai, Gad ^a   St George Hyslop, Peter H ^f   Goldman, Boleslaw ^a   Korczyn, Amos D ^c,d   Friedman, Eitan ^a  

^a GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b Alzheimer's Disease Clinic   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^f Ctr for Res in Neurodeg Diseases   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Genetic predisposition; Mutation analysis

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; PRESENILIN 1; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GERM LINE; HUMAN; JEW; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; ONSET AGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 13144250191     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200160     Document Type: Article

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