Late onset familial Alzheimer's disease: Novel presenilin 2 mutation and PS1 E318G polymorphism

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 255, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 604-606

  Bernardi, L ^a   Tomaino, C ^a   Anfossi, M ^a   Gallo, M ^a   Geracitano, S ^a   Puccio, G ^a   Colao, R ^a   Frangipane, F ^a   Mirabelli, M ^a   Smirne, N ^a   Giovanni Maletta, R ^a   Bruni, A C ^a,b  

^a Regional Neurogenetic Centre AS6   (Italy)

^b ASL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESENILIN 2;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CASE REPORT; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ONSET AGE; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BRAIN; DEMENTIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRESENILIN-1; PRESENILIN-2; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 42549156192     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-008-0764-3     Document Type: Letter

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