Journal article
Maternal Age and Alzheimer's Disease
Abstract
The pathogenesis of Alzheimer''s disease (AD) is contributed to by genetic factors, but the mechanism is unknown. Because of the pathological similarities between AD and Down''s syndrome, it has been suggested that increased maternal age may influence the transmission of AD. Studies which have examined maternal age in AD subjects have shown inconsistent results. We performed a case-control study using data from 214 persons referred to a Memory …
Authors
Clarnette R; Molloy DW; McIlroy WE; Lever J; Rees L
Journal
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 32–37
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
1992
DOI
10.1159/000106991
ISSN
1420-8008