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1. Alzheimer disease condition summary
   Found: Alzheimer disease is a degenerative disease...

   Related genes:

   • APOE
   • APP
   • PSEN1
   • PSEN2
2. neurofibrillary tangles definition
3. APOE gene summary
   Official name: apolipoprotein E

   Found: ...risk for developing late-onset Alzheimer disease. People who inherit one...
4. PSEN1 gene summary
   Official name: presenilin 1

   Found: ...in patients with early-onset Alzheimer disease. Mutations in the PSEN1...
5. PSEN2 gene summary
   Official name: presenilin 2 (Alzheimer disease 4)

   Found: ...been shown to cause early-onset Alzheimer disease. Mutations in this gene...
6. APP gene summary
   Official name: amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein

   Found: ...APP gene can cause early-onset Alzheimer disease, which begins before age...
7. Down syndrome condition summary
   Found: ...an increased risk of developing Alzheimer disease, a brain disorder that...

   Related chromosomes:

   • chromosome 21
8. How are genetic conditions and genes named? in the Handbook
   Found: ...the possessive form (e.g., Alzheimer's disease) or the nonpossessive...
9. What is pharmacogenomics? in the Handbook
   Found: ...cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer disease, cancer, HIV/AIDS, and...
10. Can changes in mitochondrial DNA affect health and development? in the Handbook
    Found: ...such as heart disease, Alzheimer disease, and Parkinson disease....
11. PLA2G6 gene summary
    Official name: phospholipase A2, group VI (cytosolic, calcium-independent)

    Found: ...as well as the more common Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease,...
12. mitochondrial DNA summary
    Found: ...such as heart disease, Alzheimer disease, and Parkinson disease....
13. OGT gene information
    Official name: O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) transferase

    Found: ...are implicated in diabetes and Alzheimer disease. O-GlcNAcylation of AKT1...
14. CTS gene family
    Full name: cathepsins

    Found: ...including rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer disease, and osteoporosis. Additionally,...
15. infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy condition summary
    Found: ...as well as the more common Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease,...

    Related genes:

    • PLA2G6
16. CHRNA2 gene summary
    Official name: cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 2 (neuronal)

    Found: ...the treatment of schizophrenia, Alzheimer disease, and pain....
17. CHRNB2 gene summary
    Official name: cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, beta 2 (neuronal)

    Found: ...the treatment of schizophrenia, Alzheimer disease, and pain....
18. CHRNA4 gene summary
    Official name: cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 4 (neuronal)

    Found: ...the treatment of schizophrenia, Alzheimer disease, and pain....
19. SNCB gene information
    Official name: synuclein, beta

    Found: ...of senile plaques found in Alzheimer disease. Could act as a regulator...
20. KIF gene family
    Full name: kinesins

    Found: ...neurological disorders (such as Alzheimer disease) and cancer.