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Alzheimer's Disease
Company Maps Gene Known to Contribute to Common Type of AD
September 9th, 2000
deCODE Genetics (DCGN), Reykjavik, Iceland, and F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland, announced that scientists at deCODE have successfully mapped a gene that contributes to the occurrence of the common form of Alzheimer's disease. The location of the gene linked to Alzheimer's disease within a narrow chromosomal region was achieved through a study focusing on Alzheimer's disease as a public health problem involving 1,100 participating Icelandic patients and their unaffected relatives. This finding underscores the role of genetics in the pathogenesis of this devastating illness, and represents a critical milestone on the way to identifying a...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2000-09-09)
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