Alzheimer Disease
Research from A. Llado and colleagues provide new insights into Alzheimer disease
Published in Mental Health Weekly Digest, August 9th, 2010
Scientists discuss in 'A novel PSEN1 mutation (K239N) associated with Alzheimer's disease with wide range age of onset and slow progression' new findings in Alzheimer disease. According to recent research from Barcelona, Spain, "To describe a novel mutation (K239N) in the PSEN1 associated with familial Alzheimer's disease (AD). The proband was a man who developed cognitive decline with marked behavioural abnormalities at age 57."
"At age 70, he was admitted into a psychiatric facility because of aggressiveness and a suicide attempt. Family history was consistent with autosomal dominant AD. One of the two other family members studied presented also with prominent...
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