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Molecular Biology and Pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease

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Book cover Cellular Metabolism of the Arterial Wall and Central Nervous System

Part of the book series: Sitzungsberichte der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften ((3027,volume 1993/94 / 1993/1))

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Abstract

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of late-life intellectual impairment. It accounts for 60 to 70% of the cases of dementia. The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease increases logarithmically with age reaching 45% for individuals who are in their ninth decade. The same disease occurs at an earlier age in persons with familial Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome.

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  1. Center for Molecular Biology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Prof. Dr. Konrad Beyreuther & Gerd Multhaup

  2. Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne and the Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia

    Colin L. Masters

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Beyreuther, K., Multhaup, G., Masters, C.L. (1993). Molecular Biology and Pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease. In: Schettler, G., Greten, H., Habenicht, A.J.R. (eds) Cellular Metabolism of the Arterial Wall and Central Nervous System. Sitzungsberichte der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, vol 1993/94 / 1993/1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84949-7_2

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