The role of β-amyloid precursor protein (β-APP) staining in the neuropathologic evaluation of sudden infant death and in the initiation of clinical investigations of subsequent siblings

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 340-344

  Byard, Roger W ^a,c   Blumbergs, Peter ^b,c   Scott, Grace ^b,c   Kennedy, J Declan ^c   Riches, Karen J ^a,c   Martin, James ^c   Thompson, Geoffrey N ^c  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

amyloid precursor staining; Central apnea; Recurrent infant death; SIDS

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; OXYGEN;

APNEA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EVALUATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HOME OXYGEN THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STAINING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; OXIMETRY; SIBLINGS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 33845340756     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000248774.62686.8c     Document Type: Article

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