SCREENING FOR THE BETA-AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN MUTATION (APP717-VAL-]ILE) IN EXTENDED PEDIGREES WITH EARLY ONSET ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE

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作者
CHARTIERHARLIN, MC
CRAWFORD, F
HAMANDI, K
MULLAN, M
GOATE, A
HARDY, J
BACKHOVENS, H
MARTIN, JJ
VAN BROECKHOVEN, C
机构
[1] ST MARYS HOSP, SCH MED, DEPT BIOCHEM, ALZHEIMERS DIS RES GRP, LONDON W2 1PG, ENGLAND
[2] ST MARYS HOSP, SCH MED, DEPT NEUROL, LONDON W2 1PG, ENGLAND
[3] UNIV INSTELLING ANTWERP, BORN BUNGE FDN, NEUROGENET LAB, B-2610 WILRIJK, BELGIUM
[4] UNIV INSTELLING ANTWERP, BORN BUNGE FDN, NEUROPATHOL LAB, B-2610 WILRIJK, BELGIUM
关键词
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE; CHROMOSOME-21; BETA-AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN (APP);
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(91)90738-F
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Screening for the APP717 mutation in 5 further families with early onset Alzheimer's disease failed to reveal further cases with this variant. Screening a further 100 normal individuals for this mutation also failed to reveal further occurrences of this variant in the general population. Sequencing of exons 16 and 17 of the beta-amyloid precursor protein gene (the exons which encode the beta-amyloid fragment) in pedigree FAD4 revealed them to be of normal sequence. The significance of these observations to the genetics of Alzheimer's disease is discussed.
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