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Results 1 - 10 of 30 for Alzheimers
  1. Can a direct-to-consumer genetic test tell me whether I will develop Alzheimer's disease?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... certain whether you will or will not develop Alzheimer's disease . Variations in multiple genes, together with ... testing company, 23andMe, to offer a test for Alzheimer's disease risk. The test analyzes a gene ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/dtcalzheimer - Genetics
  2. Alzheimer's disease 
    Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative disease of the brain that causes dementia, which is a gradual ... Memory loss is the most common sign of Alzheimer's disease. Forgetfulness may be subtle at first, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/alzheimers-disease - Genetics
  3. APP gene 
    ... in the APP gene can cause early-onset Alzheimer's disease, which begins before age 65. These ... 10 percent of all early-onset cases of Alzheimer's disease.The most common APP gene variant ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/app - Genetics
  4. PSEN2 gene 
    ... gene have been shown to cause early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Mutations in this gene account for ... most common PSEN2 mutations that cause early-onset Alzheimer's disease change single protein building blocks (amino ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/psen2 - Genetics
  5. APOE gene 
    ... an individual's risk for developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative disease of the ... loss and other symptoms compared to individuals with Alzheimer's disease who do not have this allele. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/apoe - Genetics
  6. PSEN1 gene 
    ... have been identified in patients with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, a degenerative brain condition that begins ... are the most common cause of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, accounting for up to 70 percent ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/psen1 - Genetics
  7. Down syndrome 
    ... also associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a brain disorder that results in ... Approximately half of adults with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer's disease. Although Alzheimer's disease is usually ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/down-syndrome - Genetics
  8. GRN-related frontotemporal lobar degeneration 
    ... Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. Focus (Am Psychiatr ... North American sporadic and familial frontotemporal dementia cases. Alzheimers Dement. 2020 Jan;16(1):118-130. doi: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...related-frontotemporal-lobar-degeneration - Genetics
  9. Dementia with Lewy bodies 
    ... and is the second most common dementia after Alzheimer's disease. Variants (also called mutations) in genes ... with severity of Lewy body pathology independent of Alzheimer pathology. Neurology. 2018 Sep 18;91(12):e1182- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/dementia-with-lewy-bodies - Genetics
  10. Hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy 
    ... for the pathogenesis of cerebral amyloid angiopathy and Alzheimer's disease. J Biol Chem. 2003 Nov 14; ... Greenberg SM, Ghiso J. Iowa variant of familial Alzheimer's disease: accumulation of posttranslationally modified AbetaD23N in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../hereditary-cerebral-amyloid-angiopathy - Genetics
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