Identical twins with Alzheimer's disease.
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Genetically proven identical twin sisters with Alzheimer's disease are reported. Both sisters at the age of fifty years developed a dementing illness. Their mother and maternal grandmother developed at the same age a similar illness. It is suggested that in some cases of familial Alzheimer's disease the condition is inherited by a single mutant gene.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 46 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983