The genetic defect in familial Alzheimer's disease is not tightly linked to the amyloid β-protein gene

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GeneticsSenile plaquesAlzheimer's diseaseChromosome 21Genetic linkageGeneBiologyTrisomyAmyloid (mycology)Down syndromeChromosomeDiseaseMedicinePathology

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Year: 1987
Type: article
Volume: 329
Issue: 6135
Pages: 156-157
Citations: 268
Access: Closed

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                                    Rudolph E. Tanzi, 
                                
                                    Peter St George‐Hyslop, 
                                
                                    Jonathan L. Haines
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1987). 
                            The genetic defect in familial Alzheimer's disease is not tightly linked to the amyloid β-protein gene. 
                            Nature
                            , 329
                            (6135)
                            , 156-157.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/329156a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/329156a0