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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for "alzheimer's" disease
  1. Alzheimer's disease 
    Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative disease of the brain that causes dementia, which is a gradual loss of ... Memory loss is the most common sign of Alzheimer's disease. Forgetfulness may be subtle at first, but the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/alzheimers-disease - Genetics
  2. Down syndrome 
    ... also associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a brain disorder that results in a gradual ... Approximately half of adults with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer's disease. Although Alzheimer's disease is usually a disorder ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/down-syndrome - Genetics
  3. Hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy 
    ... for the pathogenesis of cerebral amyloid angiopathy and Alzheimer's disease. J Biol Chem. 2003 Nov 14;278(46): ... Greenberg SM, Ghiso J. Iowa variant of familial Alzheimer's disease: accumulation of posttranslationally modified AbetaD23N in parenchymal and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../hereditary-cerebral-amyloid-angiopathy - Genetics
  4. Dementia with Lewy bodies 
    ... and is the second most common dementia after Alzheimer's disease. Mutations in genes known as SNCA and SNCB ... risk for Lewy body disease with and without Alzheimer disease pathology. Neurology. 2012 Nov 6;79(19):1944- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/dementia-with-lewy-bodies - Genetics
  5. GRN-related frontotemporal lobar degeneration 
    ... Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2017 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...related-frontotemporal-lobar-degeneration - Genetics
  6. Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy 
    ... These disorders, as well as the more common Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, also are associated with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../infantile-neuroaxonal-dystrophy - Genetics
  7. Schizophrenia 
    ... that occur in people with dementias such as Alzheimer's disease.Psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia are different from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/schizophrenia - Genetics