Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis: role of aging

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the chief cause of dementia, and age is its major risk factor. The majority of cases (90-95%) are sporadic (SAD), and the remainder are familial (FAD). AD is characterized by two brain lesions, intraneuronal fibrillary tangles and extracellular plaques. The lesions a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2006-05, Vol.1067 (1), p.454-460
1. Verfasser:	Harman, Denham
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aging - physiology Alzheimer Disease - etiology Alzheimer Disease - pathology Alzheimer Disease - physiopathology Brain - pathology Dementia - physiopathology Down Syndrome - pathology Down Syndrome - physiopathology Humans Neurofibrillary Tangles - pathology Plaque, Amyloid - pathology
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