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Alzheimer's: A Genetic Disease
A discussion of Alzheimer's disease, with a focus on its genetic component.
# 125391
| 750 words
| 22 sources
| MLA
| 2008
| 
Published
on Dec 01, 2008
in
Biology
(Genetics)
, Aging
(Gerontology)
, Medical and Health
(General)
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Description:
This paper discusses Alzheimer's disease from a genetic standpoint, identifying the genes, allele, and chromosome thought to cause it, as well as the disease's symptoms, diagnosis, treatment,and future treatment options.
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"Alzheimer's disease is a common late-onset disorder characterized by a progressive decline in cognition and functional abilities over eight to twenty years and at least ... million Americans currently have the disease. (Zick Mathews Roberts Cook-Deegan Pokorski Green) Alzheimer's has been linked to various causes such as heavy metal toxicity but it has also been identified as having a genetic component. The gene identified as causing Alzheimer's is the SORL gene which governs the distribution of APP inside nerve cells of the brain..."Cite this Term Paper:
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Alzheimer's: A Genetic Disease (2008, December 01)
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"Alzheimer's: A Genetic Disease" 01 December 2008.
Web. 03 October. 2023. <https://www.academon.com/term-paper/alzheimer-a-genetic-disease-125391/>