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Tang YP, Gershon ES. Genetic studies in Alzheimer's disease. Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2003;5(1):17-26
Tang, Y. P., & Gershon, E. S. (2003). Genetic studies in Alzheimer's disease. Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 5(1), 17-26.
Tang, Ya-Ping, and Gershon, Elliot S. "Genetic studies in Alzheimer's disease." Dialogues in clinical neuroscience vol. 5,1 (2003): 17-26.
Tang YP, Gershon ES. Genetic studies in Alzheimer's disease. Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2003 Mar;5(1):17-26. PMID: 22033785; PMCID: PMC3181712.
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Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2003 Mar;5(1):17-26.

Genetic studies in Alzheimer's disease.

Dialogues in clinical neuroscience

Ya-Ping Tang, Elliot S Gershon

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychiatry, The University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Avenue, Chicago, III, USA.

PMID: 22033785 PMCID: PMC3181712

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia in aged populations, is believed to be caused by both environmental factors and genetic variations. Extensive linkage and association studies have established that a broad range of loci are associated with AD, including both causative and susceptibility (risk factor) genes. So far, at least three genes, APP, PS1, and PS2, have been identified as causative genes. Mutations in these genes have been found to cause mainly early-onset AD. On the other hand, APOE has been identified to be the most common high genetic risk factor for late-onset AD. Polymorphisms in the coding region, intron, and promoter region of certain genes constitute another kind of genetic variation associated with AD. A number of other genes or loci have been reported to have linkage with AD, but many show only a weak linkage or the results are not well reproduced. Currently, the measurable genetic associations account for about 50% of the population risk for AD. It is believed that more new loci will be found to associate with AD, either as causative genes or genetic risk factors, and that eventually the understanding of genetic factors in the pathogenesis of AD will be important for our efforts to cure this illness.

Keywords: APOE; APP; Alzheimer's disease; PS1; PS2; amyloid precursor protein; apolipoprotein E; genetics; β-amyloid

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