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Despite a common set of hallmark neuropathological lesions and clinical symptoms, Alzheimer’s disease has an apparently complex etiology. The disease can be caused by autosomal dominant mutations in at least three genes (encoding the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and the two presenilins). In addition, it can be influenced by certain allelic variants of at least three “risk factor” genes (apolipoprotein E, antichymotrypsin, and interleukin-1), or may arise “sporadically” with no evident genetic component. In the end, as many as 30–40% of individuals over the age of 85 may have some symptoms of Alzheimer’s—underscoring the fact that age itself is the strongest risk factor for the disease. |
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